Welcome to Thurlow ...

Thurlow is located in Rosebud County<1>.

The location of Thurlow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thurlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Thurlow is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Thurlow is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Thurlow is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Thurlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Thurlow - they are located in British Columbia, Kentucky, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Thurlow ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Thurlow.

• Forsyth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Rosebud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Rosebud
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>
• Miles City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
  • Miles City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles City <4>
• Angela
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angela
  • Angela is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angela <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thurlow ...

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

Adding Thurlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thurlow 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 Thurlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thurlow post office opened in 1915.

We also found Thurlow on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thurlow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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