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Welcome to Truly ...

Truly is located in Cascade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Truly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Truly is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Truly is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Truly: 406

Communities near Truly ...

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

  • Great Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cascade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ulm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Saint Clair ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Stockett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sun Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Black Eagle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Sand Coulee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truly ...

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

Adding Truly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Truly 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 Truly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Truly post office opened in 1884. The Truly post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Cascade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Truly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/