Christina, Montana

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Christina, Montana
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Coordinates: 47°22′55″N109°19′27″W / 47.38194°N 109.32417°W / 47.38194; -109.32417
Country United States
State Montana
County Fergus
Elevation
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3,576 ft (1,090 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID806923 [1]

Christina, Montana is an unincorporated community in Fergus County, Montana, United States.

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History

A post office was first established as Saltbrook in 1884. The post office was renamed Christina in 1885, it closed temporarily in 1896, reopened in 1899, closed again in 1907, was reestablished in 1914, and closed permanently in 1988. [2] The community was named in honor of Christina Hilger, wife of David Hilger. [3]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christina, Montana
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christina Post Office (historical)
  3. "Origins of Names on Milwaukee". Roundup Record-Tribune & Winnett Times. August 22, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. 'Who's Who of American Women,' Marquis Who's Who 1991, Biographical Sketch of Christina Donisthorpe, pg. 2137


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