Welcome to Gustave ...

Gustave is located in Harding County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gustave, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Gustave is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Gustave is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Gustave: (605)

Communities near Gustave ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Gustave.

• Camp Crook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Crook
  • Camp Crook is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Crook <4>
• Capitol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Capitol is located in Carter County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitol <4>
• Redig
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redig
  • Redig is located in Harding County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redig <4>
• Alzada
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alzada
  • Alzada is located in Carter County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alzada <4>
• Buffalo
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <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 Gustave. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gustave.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gustave ...

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

Adding Gustave to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gustave 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 Gustave was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gustave post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gustave.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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