Welcome to Stryker ...
Stryker is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stryker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Stryker is 3,290 feet [1,003 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Stryker is about ½ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Stryker lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Stryker, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Area Code for Stryker: 406
The ZIP code for Stryker: 59933<3>
Communities Also Named Stryker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Stryker - they are located in Ohio and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stryker.
Communities near Stryker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stryker.
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fortine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polebridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rexford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Volcour ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Volcour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcour
- Volcour is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Volcour
- From Stryker to Volcour
- Roosville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosville
- Warland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warland
- Warland is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warland
- From Stryker to Warland
- Whitefish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stryker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stryker.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stryker. See our Newspapers Page for Stryker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stryker ...
Looking for more information about Stryker? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Stryker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stryker.
Adding Stryker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stryker 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 Stryker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Stryker post office opened in 1902.
We also found Stryker mentioned on a train schedule titled Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stryker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stryker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Stryker). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stryker or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |