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Welcome to Valentine ...

Valentine is located in Fergus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valentine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Valentine is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Valentine is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Valentine: 406

Communities Also Named Valentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Valentine - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Valentine ...

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

  • Teigen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnett
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cat Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
  • Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
  • Roy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Grass Range
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valentine ...

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

Adding Valentine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valentine post office opened in 1903. The Valentine post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valentine.

Footnotes ...

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