Twodot, Montana

Coordinates: 46°25′28″N 110°04′23″W / 46.42444°N 110.07306°W / 46.42444; -110.07306
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Twodot, Montana
ZIP code
59085 (as "Two Dot")
GNIS feature ID2804320[1]

Twodot[1] or Two Dot[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in west-central Wheatland County, Montana, United States, along the route of U.S. Route 12.

The town derived its name from the

cattle brand of George R. Wilson (1830-1907), who donated the land for the town. "Two Dot Wilson" had a cattle brand that was simply two dots, placed side by side on the hip of his cattle. The name stuck and the town's name has become somewhat of a Western legend.[4][5]

The town was a station stop on the now-abandoned transcontinental main line of the

electrification project. Two Dot was founded in 1900 as a station on the Montana Railroad, local predecessor to the Milwaukee Road.[6]

For much of the town's history, two variant spellings of the town's name were in use: "Two Dot," and "Twodot". The name of the town's post office was officially changed from Twodot to Two Dot in 1999.

U.S. Census Bureau used the name "Twodot".[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202026—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Education

It is zoned to Harlowton Public Schools.[9]

Popular culture

In 1983 Hank Williams Jr. immortalized Two Dot in his Strong Stuff album with the song "Twodot, Montana".[10]

Images of Two Dot, Montana
  • Two Dot State Bank, Aug 1977
    Two Dot State Bank, Aug 1977
  • TwoDot Bar, 2011
    TwoDot Bar, 2011
  • Two Dot post office, 2022
    Two Dot post office, 2022
  • Two Dot postal cancellation
    Two Dot postal cancellation

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twodot Census Designated Place
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twodot [variant name]
  4. ^ "History of Two Dot". Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "A Short Biography of George R. (Two Dot) Wilson (1830-1907)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Two Dot". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Twodot Montana by Hank Williams Jr". Superlyrics.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

External links

Media related to Two Dot, Montana at Wikimedia Commons

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