Forest Grove, Montana Explained

Forest Grove, Montana
Pushpin Map:USA Montana
Pushpin Label:Forest Grove
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:46.9914°N -109.0803°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Name2:Fergus
Elevation Ft:4078
Elevation M:1242
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59441

Forest Grove (or Forestgrove) is an unincorporated community in Fergus County, Montana, United States. Forest Grove has a post office with the ZIP code 59441.[1]

The town began in 1885 when sheep and cattle ranchers arrived in the area.[2] The community sits on Forest Grove Road between the unincorporated community of Piper and the town of Grass Range. The road itself starts off at Montana Secondary Highway 238 from the west and terminates at Grass Range to the east where it becomes Grass Range's Main Street. Through the community run two creeks, Surenough Creek and the South Fork McDonald Creek. The post office sits on Surenuff Road, along with the Saint Paul's Episcopal Church and local cemetery.[3]

To the south of the community is Beargulch Pictographs, showcasing around 2,000 pictographs and petroglyphs by Native Americans and early settlers.[4]

Climate

Lewistown 11ESE is a weather station near Forest Grove.[5] Lewistown 11ESE has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with long, snowy winters and short, warm summers.

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Notes and References

  1. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?bycitystate United States Postal Service Zip Code Lookup Tool
  2. Web site: Forestgrove . Montana Place Names Companion . Montana Historical Society . 2 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Community cornerstone: Forest Grove Church still stands thanks to loc… . https://archive.today/20200412234431/https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2014/04/20/community-cornerstone-forest-grove-church-still-stands-thanks-to-local-support/7892741/ . 12 April 2020 . dead.
  4. Web site: Beargulch Pictographs . Montana Office of Tourism . 3 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Data of Meteorological Station Lewistown 11Ese, Montana . geographic.org . January 13, 2024.