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Welcome to Tusler ...

Tusler is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tusler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Tusler is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tusler is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tusler: 406

Communities near Tusler ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Tusler.

  • Miles City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sadie ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sadie is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
  • Etna ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Etna is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Angela
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Terry
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tusler ...

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

Adding Tusler to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tusler post office opened in 1898. The Tusler post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tusler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tusler - 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/