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Welcome to Sieben ...

Sieben is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sieben, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Sieben is 3,880 feet [1,183 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sieben is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sieben lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sieben: 406

Communities near Sieben ...

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

  • Wolf Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Canyon Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Craig
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
    • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Birdseye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Austin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Fort Harrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mid Canon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
    • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County

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 Sieben. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sieben.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sieben. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sieben.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sieben ...

Looking for more information about Sieben? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sieben, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sieben.

Adding Sieben to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sieben in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sieben was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sieben post office opened in 1925.

We also found Sieben in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sieben.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sieben - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/