Nimrod, Montana
Nimrod is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana. 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]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nimrod, Montana
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 90.
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