Welcome to Talc ...

Talc is located in Sanders County<1>.

Talc is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Talc is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Talc: 406

Communities Also Named Talc ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Talc - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Talc ...

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

• Thompson Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
  • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <4>
• Trout Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
• Eddy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
  • Eddy is located in Sanders County
• Tuscor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscor
  • Tuscor is located in Sanders County
• Murray
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Saltese
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <4>
• Burke ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Haugan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugan
  • Haugan is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haugan <4>
• Carbon Center
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
• Delta
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Shoshone County (ID)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talc ...

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

Adding Talc to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Talc 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 Talc was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talc.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Talc. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/