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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alberton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alberton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alberton is located in Mineral County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mineral County: Clearwater (ID), Shoshone (ID), Missoula & Sanders.

Below are the counties that are near Alberton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alberton:

  • Mineral County     (The home county of Alberton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • Crescent City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
    • Riverbend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Superior
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • Arlee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravalli
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
      • Ravalli is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <2>
    • Moiese
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Ignatius
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
      • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <2>
  • Missoula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • Huson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Missoula County
    • Frenchtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <2>
    • Grass Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Wye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
      • Wye is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <2>
    • Evaro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
      • Evaro is located in Missoula County
    • Old Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Orchard Homes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
      • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
    • Missoula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
      • Missoula is located in Missoula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <2>
    • Travois Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
      • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
    • Lolo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Missoula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
      • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Milltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sanders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
    • Dixon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
    • Agency
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Old Agency
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
      • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Sanders County
    • Paradise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
  • Clearwater County (ID)
    • The Cedars
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
      • The Cedars is located in Clearwater County (ID)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alberton, see our County-by-County Page for Alberton.

Newspapers Published in Alberton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberton, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alberton:

Cemeteries Near Alberton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alberton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.

  • Tarkio Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarkio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tarkio Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fold of Messiah Cemetery
    • Tarkio Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarkio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278496 <4>
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Creek Cemetery
  • Frenchtown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchtown Cemetery
  • Quartz Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodman Pioneer Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
  • Missoula Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jocko Valley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jocko Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jocko Valley Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
  • Superior Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Gingery Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gingery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingery Cemetery
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Alberton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alberton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.

  • Lothrop
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothrop
    • Lothrop is located in Missoula County
  • Ninemile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninemile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Missoula County
  • Huson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Frenchtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <2>
  • Grass Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
  • De Smet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • De Smet is located in Missoula County
  • Evaro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
    • Evaro is located in Missoula County
  • Arlee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Missoula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
      • Missoula is located in Missoula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <2>
    • Ravalli
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
      • Ravalli is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <2>
    • Superior
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lolo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Ignatius
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
      • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <2>
    • Carlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
      • Carlton is located in Missoula County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alberton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alberton.

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

The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alberton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0033, Longitude: -114.4788    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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