Welcome to Waltham ...

Waltham is located in Chouteau County<1>.

The location of Waltham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waltham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

When the people of Waltham refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Walthamite<3>

Waltham is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Waltham is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Waltham lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Waltham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Waltham - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Quebec.

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

Communities near Waltham ...

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

• Great Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <5>
• Belt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
  • Belt is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <5>
• Highwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <5>
• Big Sag
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
• Floweree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floweree
  • Floweree is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floweree <5>
• Armington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Armington is located in Cascade County
• Carter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <5>
• Armington Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
• Sand Coulee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee
  • Sand Coulee is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Coulee <5>
• Black Eagle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waltham ...

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

Adding Waltham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waltham 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 Waltham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waltham post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waltham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chouteau County: www.co.chouteau.mt.us/

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