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, Montana | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Sumatra, Montana  Sumatra, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′06″N 107°33′04″W / 46.61833°N 107.55111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Rosebud |
| Elevation | 3,202 ft (976 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59083[1] |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 777301[2] |
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
edit- ^ "Sumatra ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sumatra, Montana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Sumatra". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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