Nimrod, Montana

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Nimrod is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

A post office called Nimrod was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1962. [2] The community was named after Nimrod, since this was a hunters' paradise. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nimrod, Montana
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 90.

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