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Welcome to West Valley ...

West Valley is located in Deer Lodge County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Valley: W. Valley

West Valley is 5,500 feet [1,676 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of West Valley is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for West Valley: 406

Communities Also Named West Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named West Valley - they are located in Arkansas, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near West Valley ...

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

  • Philipsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mine Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
  • Cable City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
  • Warm Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Fairmont Hot Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
    • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
    • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
    • Gregson Hot Springs
    • Gregson Springs
    • Gregson
  • Gregson ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • French Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

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