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Welcome to Springtime ...

Springtime is located in Stillwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springtime, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Springtime is 3,660 feet [1,116 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Springtime is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Springtime: 406

Communities near Springtime ...

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

  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Absarokee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fishtail
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Greycliff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rapelje
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Beehive
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Boyd
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Park City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Joliet
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springtime ...

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

Adding Springtime to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springtime 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 (so far) for Springtime was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Springtime post office opened in 1916. The Springtime post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springtime.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Stillwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springtime - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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