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History · Ulm

Ulm’s post office opened in 1887

Most of Ulm was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1951 on.

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How Ulm began

When was Ulm founded?

1887

The Ulm post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 723139 years
Founding year: the first Ulm post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ulm’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ulm are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ulm’s history is told.

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The story so far

Ulm, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ulm yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ulm is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It was originally a large ranch owned by Indiana-born cattleman William Ulm. As of the 2020 census, Ulm had a population of 723. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The post office opened in 1883. In 1887 Ulm became a stop on the Montana Central Railway. A bridge across the Missouri River was built in 1914.

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 738 to 723 (-2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Ulm, decade by decade

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Ulm, Montana (2) Missouri River2013Ulm, Montana (2) Missouri RiverUlm, Montana (1) Bridge Missouri River2013Ulm, Montana (1) Bridge Missouri River
On the map

Ulm on the map, 1951 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ulm. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ulm on the 1951 USGS mapUlm on the 1983 USGS map1951Cascade sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ulm.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ulm

Nobody well known was born in Ulm itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gerald R. MolenAmerican film producer · b. 1935
William RothAmerican politician · b. 1921
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R. Gordon WassonAmerican ethnobiologist · b. 1898
Ian MacDonaldAmerican actor · b. 1914
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Clarence Sinclair BullAmerican photographer · b. 1895
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Emma L. BrockAmerican writer and artist · b. 1886
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Ulm’s post office has been open since 1887.

Gone or out of use
PearcelocaleSuperior Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Ulm
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Ulm’s history

What year was Ulm founded?

The Ulm post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.