Silver Star, Montana

Silver Star is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States. Silver Star is located on Montana Highway 41, 10.3 miles (16.6 km) north-northeast of Twin Bridges. The community has a post office in operation today, and still has its own ZIP code, 59751.[3][4]

Silver Star, Montana
Unincorporated community
Silver Star, Montana is located in Montana
Silver Star, Montana
Silver Star, Montana
Silver Star, Montana is located in the United States
Silver Star, Montana
Silver Star, Montana
Coordinates: 45°41′25″N 112°16′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyMadison
Area
[1]
 • Total0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
 • Land0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,570 ft (1,390 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total46
 • Density100.00/sq mi (38.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59751
Area code406
GNIS feature ID790533[2]

Green Campbell made the first gold discovery in this area in 1866. The community was named for the Silver Star mining claim.[5] The post office opened in 1869.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202046—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. "Silver Star". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  5. "Silver Star". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Gold and quartz from the Broadway Mine, Silver Star, Montana


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