Plevna, Montana

Plevna, Montana
Town
Grain Elevator in Plevna
Grain Elevator in Plevna
Location of Plevna, Montana
Location of Plevna, Montana
Coordinates: 46°25′06″N 104°31′07″W / 46.41833°N 104.51861°W / 46.41833; -104.51861
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFallon
Area
[1]
 • Total0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
 • Land0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,772 ft (845 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total179
 • Density303.90/sq mi (117.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59344
Area code406
FIPS code30-58450
GNIS feature ID2412491[2]

Plevna is a town in Fallon County, Montana, United States. The population was 179 at the 2020 census.[3]

Plevna was founded in 1909 along the Milwaukee Road transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. Bulgarian railroad workers named the town after the city of Pleven in Bulgaria.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plevna, Montana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Montana Place Names Companion". Montana Place Names From Alzada to Zortman. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Retrieved May 9, 2011.