Hilger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in
Fergus County,
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
, United States. The community is located along
U.S. Highway 191 in central Fergus County. Hilger has a post office with the ZIP code 59451. It is 15 miles north of
Lewistown.
Demographics
History
A post office has been in operation in Hilger since 1911. The community was named for settler and historian David J. Hilger.
In 1911 the
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986.
The company experience ...
, known as the Milwaukee Road, was built in Hilger.
References
External links
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Hilger – Russell Country Montana
Unincorporated communities in Fergus County, Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana
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