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Welcome to Spion Kop ...

Spion Kop is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spion Kop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Spion Kop is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Spion Kop is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Spion Kop: 406

Communities near Spion Kop ...

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

  • Belt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <4>
  • Geyser
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Raynesford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Armington Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
    • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
  • Armington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Monarch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arrow Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
    • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
  • Big Sag
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
    • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
  • Highwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spion Kop. 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 Spion Kop.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spion Kop ...

Looking for more information about Spion Kop? 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 Spion Kop, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spion Kop.

Adding Spion Kop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spion Kop 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 Spion Kop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spion Kop post office opened in 1906. The Spion Kop post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spion Kop.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Judith Basin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spion Kop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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