Welcome to Wagner ...

Wagner is located in Phillips County<1> (at the time of its founding, Wagner was located in Chouteau County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wagner, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wagner is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wagner is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Wagner: (406)

Communities Also Named Wagner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wagner - they are located in Alberta, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wagner ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Wagner.

• Malta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
• Dodson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <4>
• Loring
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
  • Loring is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loring <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 Wagner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wagner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wagner ...

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

Adding Wagner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wagner 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 Wagner was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wagner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wagner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/