Galata, Montana

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|subdivision_name2 = Toole

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|timezone = Mountain (MST)

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|postal_code = 59444

|area_code = 406

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|blank_info = 771676{{GNIS|771676}}

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Galata is an unincorporated community in Toole County, Montana, United States. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59444, which opened on July 12, 1902.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=2012-02-15|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=July 8, 2014|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|url-status=dead}}

The town was named by the Great Northern Railway for nearby Galata Ravine.{{cite web |title=Galata |url=http://mtplacenames.org/ |website=Montana Place Names Companion |publisher=Montana Historical Society |access-date=2 April 2021}}

Transportation

Galata is located along the Hi-Line near U.S. Route 2, {{convert|23.2|mi}} east of Shelby.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Shelby.

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{{Toole County, Montana}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Toole County, Montana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Montana

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