Kirby, Montana
Kirby | |
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  Kirby Location in Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′57″N 106°58′54″W / 45.33250°N 106.98167°WCoordinates: 45°19′57″N 106°58′54″W / 45.33250°N 106.98167°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Big Horn |
| Elevation | 3,878 ft (1,182 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59042 |
| Area code(s) | 406 |
Kirby was an unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. The community location is at an elevation of 3,878 feet (1,182 m).[2] The site is on the west bank of Rosebud Creek.[3] Rosebud Battlefield State Park lies approximately twelve miles south of the community, just west of Rosebud Creek.[4]
History[]
The town site of Kirby was at Montana Highway 314 and Cache Creek Road. It was directly east of the Crow Indian Reservation and south of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in the Rosebud Creek valley. A post office was operational from 1895 until 1970 with the ZIP Code of 59042.
Kirby is a ghost town with no more than a couple remaining buildings, including the former post office.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirby, Montana
- ^ Kirby, Montana, 7,5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1983 rev.)
- ^ ROSEBUD BATTLEFIELD/WHERE THE GIRL SAVED HER BROTHER
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