Welcome to Medicine Lake ...

The town of Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medicine Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Medicine Lake: Medicine Lk.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Medicine Lake has a population of 223 people<3> (see below for details).

Medicine Lake is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Medicine Lake: (406)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Medicine Lake had an population of 223 people. This is a decrease of 0.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Medicine Lake had a population of 225 people (which is 6.65% of the total population of Sheridan County). This makes Medicine Lake the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Medicine Lake represents 0.02% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 225 people, the population of Medicine Lake decreased 16.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 269 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Medicine Lake.

Communities Also Named Medicine Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Medicine Lake - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Medicine Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Medicine Lake.

• Plentywood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentywood
  • Plentywood is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plentywood <5>
• Froid
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Reserve
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <5>
• Antelope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <5>
• Dagmar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagmar
  • Dagmar is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dagmar <5>
• McCabe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
  • McCabe is located in Roosevelt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCabe <5>
• Culbertson
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Raymond
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
• Grenora
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora
  • Grenora is located in Williams County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenora <5>
• Bainville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <5>

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 Medicine Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medicine Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medicine Lake. 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 Medicine Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medicine Lake ...

Looking for more information about Medicine Lake? 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 Medicine Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Medicine Lake.

Adding Medicine Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Medicine Lake 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 Medicine Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Medicine Lake post office opened in 1907.

We also found Medicine Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medicine Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sheridan County: www.co.sheridan.mt.us/

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