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 elevation 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Ulm is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <3>
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Cascade County
- Stockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sun Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
- Black Eagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
- Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <3>
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Cascade County
- Sand Coulee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Countryside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
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 for Truly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Truly post office opened in 1884.
We also found Truly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |