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>.
The location of Tobacco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4> 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 location where Tobacco once stood is in the (406) area code.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford
- Rexford is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexford <5>
- Roosville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Newgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Grasmere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Fortine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortine
- Fortine is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortine <5>
- Trego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Trego is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trego <5>
- 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) - Stryker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
- Stryker is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <5>
- Baynes Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynes Lake
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 for Tobacco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Tobacco post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tobacco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.lincolncountymt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tobacco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |