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Welcome to Sweetwater ...

So far, we found very little information about Sweetwater. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sweetwater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sweetwater, please Contact Us.

Sweetwater would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sweetwater is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sweetwater is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Sweetwater was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Sweetwater was located: 406

Communities Also Named Sweetwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Sweetwater - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida (5), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Sweetwater ...

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

  • Virginia City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Former names for Virginia City:
    • Varina
    • Verina
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <4>
  • Alder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Central City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
  • Nevada City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
  • Sheridan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Cameron
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Ennis
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ennis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
  • Dalys
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dalys is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalys

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

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

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

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 Sweetwater, 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sweetwater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.