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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 Arrow Creek (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 Arrow Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Arrow Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Arrow Creek: Arrow Crk. (or less commonly used: Arrow Ck. or Arrow Cr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County: Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Meagher & Wheatland.

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

  • Judith Basin County     (The home county of Arrow Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrow Creek, with the one closest to Arrow Creek listed first.
    • Stanford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Geyser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Windham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
    • Moccasin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Raynesford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hobson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <1>
  • Chouteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrow Creek, with the one closest to Arrow Creek listed first.
    • Geraldine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
      • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <1>
    • Big Sag
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
      • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
  • Fergus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrow Creek, with the one closest to Arrow Creek listed first.
    • Coffee Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Danvers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in Fergus County

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

Newspapers Published in Arrow Creek ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arrow Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arrow Creek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arrow Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Arrow Creek:

Cemeteries Near Arrow Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arrow Creek.

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 Arrow Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coffee Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Creek Cemetery
  • Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
  • Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Square Butte Bench Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Butte Bench Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Butte Bench Cemetery
  • Geyser Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geyser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geyser Cemetery
  • Geraldine Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Benchland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benchland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benchland Cemetery
  • McLeish Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeish Cemetery
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
  • Danvers Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Upper Shonkin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Shonkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Shonkin Cemetery
    • Larson Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
    • Moccasin Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moccasin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moccasin 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 Arrow Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arrow Creek.

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

  • Denton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stanford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arrow Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arrow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3445, Longitude: -110.1747    
<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 Arrow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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