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Welcome to Stark ...

Stark is located in Missoula County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stark, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Stark is 3,300 feet [1,006 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Stark is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Stark, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Stark: 406

Communities Also Named Stark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Stark - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stark ...

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

  • Superior
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alberton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Huson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Crescent City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Dixon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverbend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Agency
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Old Agency
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stark ...

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

Adding Stark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stark 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 Stark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Stark post office opened in 1890. The Stark post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stark.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stark - 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/