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Welcome to Trout Creek ...

Trout Creek is located in Sanders County<1> (at the time of its founding, Trout Creek was located in Missoula County).


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Trout Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Trout Creek: Trout Crk. (or less commonly used: Trout Ck. or Trout Cr.)

Trout Creek is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Trout Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Trout Creek is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Trout Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Trout Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Trout Creek ...

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

  • Noxon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
    • Noxon is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <4>
  • Smead ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
    • Smead is located in Sanders County
  • Murray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Thompson Falls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Heron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbon Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Frisco
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Cabinet ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
    • Cabinet is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Mullan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
    • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <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 Trout Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trout Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trout Creek ...

Looking for more information about Trout Creek? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Trout Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trout Creek.

Adding Trout Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trout Creek post office opened in 1885.

We also found Trout Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trout Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trout Creek. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Sanders, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trout Creek - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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