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Welcome to Tobacco ...

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

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

Tobacco would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tobacco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tobacco is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tobacco is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Tobacco (for example, toward Moyie Springs (ID)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Code where Tobacco was located: 406

Communities Also Named Tobacco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tobacco - they are located in Kentucky and Virginia.

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

Communities near Tobacco ...

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

  • Rexford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roosville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Newgate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate
  • Grasmere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasmere
  • Fortine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trego
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kragmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragmont
  • Waldo ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Stryker
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baynes Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

Adding Tobacco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tobacco post office opened in 1894. The Tobacco post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tobacco.

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 Tobacco, 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tobacco - 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.
<5>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/