Deerfield Colony Montana Map

About Deerfield Colony, Montana

Deerfield Colony is a locality in Fergus County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 48. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Deerfield Colony is located at 47.2597°N, 109.6774°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59457.

Deerfield Colony emerges from the high, open plains as a collection of structures defined by the persistent, unyielding light of the northern sky. It lies 77.7 miles east-southeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 102°T), and is situated 18.0 miles northwest of Lewistown. The topography here is dictated by the slow, deliberate work of the wind, which has carved the earth into the sharp, rhythmic indentations of Scotchman Coulee. A mile away, the Judith River traces a cool, dark line through the prairie, its banks offering a rare density of green against the pervasive, sun-bleached grasses that stretch toward a distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains. The atmosphere possesses a crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of the horizon and lending an austere clarity to the long, low shadows that stretch across the land as the sun dips behind the western rim.

Economic life in Deerfield Colony remains tethered to the patient cycles of agriculture and communal labor, echoing the traditions of those who first broke this soil. The vast, quiet expanse of Montana State Trust Lands nearby serves as a reminder of the frontier’s lingering scale, where the pace of existence is measured by seasonal harvest rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. While Upper Carters Pond remains a remote, silent feature in the distance, the daily rhythm here is anchored by the immediate demands of maintaining the homestead and the fields. Life in Deerfield Colony persists in the quiet intervals between weather systems, characterized by a stoic endurance and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the vast, rolling terrain that defines the neighborhood.

About This Deerfield Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deerfield Colony, Montana. Coordinates: 47.259699, -109.677412. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Deerfield Colony includes the ZIP code (59457), telephone area code (406), county seat of Fergus County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Deerfield Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.