Welcome to Brockton ...

The town of Brockton is located in Roosevelt County<1>.

The location of Brockton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brockton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

When the people of Brockton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Brocktonian<3>

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Brockton had a population of 255 people.<4> (see below for details).

Brockton is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Brockton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Brockton (for example, toward Williston (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Brockton: (406)

Communities Also Named Brockton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Brockton: This one is located in Roosevelt County and the other is located in Dawson County.

Beyond Montana, there are 10 communities that are also named Brockton - they are located in Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brockton.

Communities near Brockton ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Brockton.

• Poplar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar <6>
• Culbertson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
  • Culbertson is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <6>
• Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
  • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
• Froid
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
  • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <6>
• McCabe
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
  • McCabe is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCabe <6>
• Medicine Lake
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
  • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brockton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brockton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brockton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brockton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brockton. See our Newspapers Page for Brockton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brockton ...

Looking for more information about Brockton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brockton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brockton.

Adding Brockton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brockton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brockton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brockton post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brockton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brockton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/