Montana Gazetteer
Pompeys Pillar Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Yellowstone County. The primary coordinates for Pompeys Pillar Creek places it within the MT 59088 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pompeys Pillar Creek |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Flows SE to join the Yellowstone River 2.4 km (1.5 mi) NE of the community of Nibbe. |
| History: | "Named for nearby Pompeys Pillar, a prominent rock formation which was named for Jean Baptiste ""Pomp"" Charbonneau, the infant son of the Shoshoni woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their Expedition of 1805-1806. A proposal was submitted in 1998 to change the name Pompeys Pillar Creek to Pompey Tower Creek. The proposal was rejected by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) in 1999." |
| County: | Yellowstone County |
| Latitude: | 45.9983026 |
| Longitude: | -108.0037211 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pompeys Pillar Creek: Pompeys Pillar Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Pompeys Pillar Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Nibbe, MT
(1.4 miles SW) Pompeys Pillar, MT (2.4 miles E) Ballantine, MT (7.6 miles WSW) |
Worden, MT
(8 miles WSW) Huntley, MT (15.9 miles WSW) Shepherd, MT (16.7 miles WSW) |
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Newton, MT
(3.1 miles WSW) Anita, MT (3.9 miles SSW) Mann, MT (5.6 miles WSW) |
Bull Mountain, MT
(7.2 miles ENE) Knox, MT (10.1 miles WSW) Corinth, MT (10.1 miles S) |
