Sumatra, Montana

Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
46°37′06″N 107°33′04″W / 46.61833°N 107.55111°W / 46.61833; -107.55111CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyRosebudElevation
3,202 ft (976 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code
59083[1]
Area code406GNIS feature ID777301[2]

Sumatra is an unincorporated community in far northwestern Rosebud County, Montana, United States.[2] It consists of a church and a post office, with respective houses, surrounded by open ranch land.

Sumatra was established in 1905 as a station stop, called Summit, on the Milwaukee Road. The town name was changed to Sumatra, after an Indonesian island, with the opening of the post office in 1910.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Sumatra ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sumatra, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Sumatra". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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