| Alzada | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Montana#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 25 |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.79 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3438 |
| Coordinates: | 45.0206°N -104.4128°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 59311 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-01300 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583785 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.51 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 48.64 |
Alzada (also known as Stoneville and Telegraph Point) is a census-designated place in southern Carter County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29.[2] It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 212 with Montana Secondary Highways 323 and 326, near the Wyoming and South Dakota borders. The Little Missouri River flows northwards to the west of the community. Alzada is in the Mountain Time Zone.
Alzada was first established in 1878, by 9th U.S. Infantry soldiers as Camp Devin, on the Deadwood, Dakota Territory to Fort Keogh, Montana Territory telegraph line. It was called the Little Missouri River Telegraph Station, and manned by soldiers of the 7th U.S. Cavalry. Then it was named Stoneville, after the local bartender Lou Stone.[3] It served as a stagecoach stop between Deadwood and Miles City, Montana. It was the site of a gun battle in 1884 between local authorities and rustlers known as the Axleby gang.[4] The town's name was changed from Stoneville in 1885, because of confusion with another similarly named community. The name "Alzada" came from an early settler named Laura Alzada Shelden.[5] Later settlers of the area were largely homesteaders.
In 1890, Private Peter Thompson, a 7th Cavalry survivor and recipient of the Medal of Honor for the Battle of the Little Bighorn, moved from Lead, Dakota Territory, with his brother William and homesteaded north of Alzada on the Little Missouri River at Nine Mile Creek.
Alzada was briefly in the news in September 1997, when a B-1 bomber crashed nearby.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alzada has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]
There is a weather station located in the nearby community of Albion.[7] [8]