Shawmut Montana Map
Shawmut, Montana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Shawmut, Wheatland County.
Interactive Map of Shawmut, Montana
| City | Shawmut |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Wheatland |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 46.342458 |
| Longitude | -109.524902 |
| Population | 36 |
| Density | 6.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Shawmut, Montana
Shawmut is a locality in Wheatland County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 6.7 people per km². Shawmut is located at 46.3425°N, 109.5249°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59078.
Shawmut lies under a vast Montana sky, a scattering of buildings against the rolling, tawny hills that stretch towards the distant, blue-grey peaks. It lies 62.5 miles north-west of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 309°T), and is situated 18.3 miles south-east of Wheatland. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of colour, from the pale gold of sun-baked grasses to the deeper ochre of exposed earth, punctuated by the dark, stoic green of juniper and ponderosa pine. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the faint, sweet aroma of wild sage. Even in the quietest moments, there’s a sense of immense space, a feeling that the horizon is always just a little further than you expect, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind or the distant call of a hawk. The history of Shawmut is bound to the earth, to the discovery of minerals that once promised a different future. Though the feverish days of prospecting have long since passed, the legacy of those early ventures lingers, a faint echo in the quietude. The local economy now leans more towards the land itself, with ranches scattered across the surrounding country, their herds moving like dark commas across the broad, open pastures. The rhythm of life in Shawmut is dictated by the seasons and the slow, steady work of agriculture, a deliberate pace that contrasts with the imagined bustle of boomtowns. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions, but in the weathered wood of the general store, the quiet persistence of the few who call Shawmut home, and the enduring sweep of the landscape, one finds a distinct and unpretentious character.
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About This Shawmut Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Shawmut, Montana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Shawmut and Wheatland County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Shawmut is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Shawmut is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
