Welcome to Southern Cross ...
So far, we found very little information about Southern Cross. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Southern Cross to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Southern Cross, please Contact Us.
Southern Cross would have been located within present day Deer Lodge County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Southern Cross, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Southern Cross, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Southern Cross is 6,970 feet [2,124 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Southern Cross is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Southern Cross was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Southern Cross still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Southern Cross ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Southern Cross - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Southern Cross.
Communities near Southern Cross ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southern Cross.
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Philipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
- Philipsburg is located in Granite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <6>
- Granite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Granite County
- Stump Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Anaconda is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaconda <6>
- Mine Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Warm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- French Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge 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 Southern Cross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southern Cross.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southern Cross. 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 Southern Cross.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southern Cross. See our Newspapers Page for Southern Cross.
Adding Southern Cross to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Southern Cross 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 Southern Cross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Southern Cross post office opened in 1910.
We also found Southern Cross on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Southern Cross.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Southern Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Deer Lodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southern Cross - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |