Official Name: | Checkerboard, Montana |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Checkerboard |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Meagher |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation M: | 1599 |
Elevation Ft: | 5246 |
Coordinates: | 46.5725°N -110.5469°W |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 806920 |
Checkerboard is an unincorporated community in Meagher County, Montana, United States. The community is along U.S. Route 12 east of White Sulphur Springs.
Checkerboard takes its name from nearby Checkerboard Creek, though the origin of the creek's name is uncertain. As of 1995, it had a year-round population of 22 and a summer population of 30 to 50 residents. It is home to an annual Labor Day parade, which the Billings Gazette speculated may be the smallest parade in Montana.[1]