Welcome to West Lewistown ...

West Lewistown is located in Fergus County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for West Lewistown: W. Lewistown

West Lewistown is 3,830 feet [1,167 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of West Lewistown is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for West Lewistown: (406)

Communities near West Lewistown ...

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

• Lewistown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Moore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <4>
• Glengarry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
  • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
• Heath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Fergus County
• Hilger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
  • Hilger is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <4>
• Giltedge ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
  • Giltedge is located in Fergus County
• Kendall ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Kendall is located in Fergus County
• Maiden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Fergus County
• Danvers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
  • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus 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 West Lewistown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Lewistown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lewistown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

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