Welcome to Sears ...

So far, we found very little information about Sears. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sears to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sears, please Contact Us.

Sears would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.

The location of Sears has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sears is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sears was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sears, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The location where Sears once stood is in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Sears ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sears - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Michigan and Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sears.

Communities near Sears ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sears.

• Sidney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Piche
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County
• Knife River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Richland County
• Savage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <5>
• Fox Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
• Lambert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <5>
• Fairview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
• Enid
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Richland County
• Harding
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Cartwright
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sears. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sears.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sears. See our Newspapers Page for Sears.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/