Welcome to Wetzel ...

Wetzel is located in Glacier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetzel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Wetzel is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wetzel is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wetzel: 406

Communities Also Named Wetzel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wetzel - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wetzel ...

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

• Browning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <3>
• Starr School
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Starr School is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
• Saint Mary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Mary is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
• Babb
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Babb is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babb <3>
• North Browning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
• Kiowa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kiowa is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
• South Browning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • South Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
• Rising Sun
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Carway
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carway
• East Glacier Park Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • East Glacier Park Village is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park Village

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetzel ...

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

Adding Wetzel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wetzel post office opened in 1900. The Wetzel post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetzel.