Kirby, Montana

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Kirby
unincorporated community
Kirby
Location in Montana
Coordinates: 45°19′57″N 106°58′54″W / 45.33250°N 106.98167°W / 45.33250; -106.98167Coordinates: 45°19′57″N 106°58′54″W / 45.33250°N 106.98167°W / 45.33250; -106.98167
Country United States
State Montana
County Bighorn
Elevation 3,880 ft (1,180 m)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total N/A
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 59042
Area code(s) 406
GNIS feature ID 777090[2]

Kirby, Montana is a unincorporated community located in Big Horn County at latitude 45.332 and longitude -106.982.

The elevation is 3,878 feet.

History

The town site of Kirby was located on Montana Highway 314, and Cache Creek Road. It was situated 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 1895 until 1970 with the area code of 59042.

Today, Kirby is a ghost town with no more than a couple remaining buildings, including the former post office.

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