Kirby, Montana

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.

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirby, Montana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Big Horn County, Montana, United States County seat: Hardin City Hardin Town Lodge Grass CDPs Busby Crow Agency Fort Smith Muddy Pryor St. Xavier Wyola Unincorporated communities Corinth Decker Garryowen Kirby Quietus Indian reservations Crow Indian Reservation‡ Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties