Epsie, Montana

Epsie
Epsie
	Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Powder River
Time zone	Mountain (MST)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC)
Area code(s)	406

Last updated March 30, 2019

Epsie is an unincorporated community in western Powder River County, Montana, United States. It lies along U.S. Highway 212 12.7 miles (20.4 km) west of the town of Broadus, the county seat of Powder River County.^[1]

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Powder River County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 1,743. Its county seat is Broadus.

Montana is a landlocked state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place".

Geography

Epsie is located in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT), observes daylight saving time, lies within the 406 area code, and also in the 59346 zip code.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Epsie has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[2]

A semi-arid climate or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receives precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-arid climates, depending on variables such as temperature, and they give rise to different biomes.

History

In May, 1908 Epsie McAllister and her daughter Mildred traveled by train and horse from Oregon to Broadus, Montana to join her husband William. He had started the F. E. ranch in Custer County, Montana about 13 miles east of Broadus at the head of Mizpah Creek with his brothers. In 1918, when a post office was designated, it was named Epsie in honor of Epsie McAllister. In 1919, the townsite became part of the newly created Powder River County, with the town of Broadus as the county seat. The first post office operated for 19 years until 1937, then was moved a few miles north to Highway 212. Epsie had a number of buildings including a store. In 1939, Frank Peterson became the postmaster. In 1940, neighbors found him outside of his house that was on fire, with a mortal gunshot wound. The post office is now closed, and is the only standing remaining building at Epsie.^[3]

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only four states of the continental United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

Broadus is a town in and the county seat of Powder River County, Montana, United States. The population was 468 at the 2010 census.

Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 11,699. Its county seat is Miles City. The county was formed in 1877 and named for George Armstrong Custer.

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References

↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 61.
↑ Climate Summary for Belle Creek, Montana
↑ "Epsie" . Retrieved 19 February 2015.

Coordinates: 45°29′30″N105°39′04″W / 45.49167°N 105.65111°W / 45.49167; -105.65111

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[1] Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 61.

[2] Climate Summary for Belle Creek, Montana

[3] "Epsie" . Retrieved 19 February 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Powder River County, Montana, United States
County seat: Broadus
Town	Broadus	Powder River County map
CDP	Biddle
Other unincorporated communities	Belle Creek Coalwood Epsie Moorhead Olive Otter Powderville Sonnette