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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 Ashuelot (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 Ashuelot. 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 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.

Ashuelot is located in Cascade 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 Cascade County: Chouteau, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Meagher & Teton.

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

  • Cascade County     (The home county of Ashuelot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashuelot, with the one closest to Ashuelot listed first.
    • Fort Shaw
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sun River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
      • Sun River is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <1>
    • Simms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <1>
    • Vaughn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sun Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
      • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Manchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Ulm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
      • Ulm is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <1>
    • Cascade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <1>
    • Black Eagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
      • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <1>
    • Countryside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
      • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
    • Great Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mid Canon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
      • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashuelot, with the one closest to Ashuelot listed first.
    • Gilman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
      • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
      • Dearborn City
      • Dearborn
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashuelot, with the one closest to Ashuelot listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Teton County
    • Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <1>
    • Power
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
      • Power is located in Teton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <1>
    • Dutton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <1>
    • Choteau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Teton County

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

Newspapers Published in Ashuelot ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashuelot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashuelot, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashuelot.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ashuelot:

Cemeteries Near Ashuelot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashuelot.

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

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

  • Ft. Shaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ft. Shaw Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Shaw Military Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
  • Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
  • Sun River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sun River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun River Cemetery
  • Cascade Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
  • Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Power Community Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Power Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Power Community Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
  • Ulm Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulm Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • St. Peters Mission Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Sun River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
    • Sun River is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <1>
  • Vaughn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ulm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
    • Ulm is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <1>
  • Saint Peter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
    • Saint Peter is located in Cascade County
  • Cascade
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <1>
  • Saint Clair ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
  • Truly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly
    • Truly is located in Cascade County
  • Great Falls
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Choteau
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • North Great Falls ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great Falls
      • North Great Falls is located in Cascade County
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Cascade County
    • Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
      • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
      • Dearborn City
      • Dearborn
    • Mid Canon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
      • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County

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

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

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashuelot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashuelot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5572, Longitude: -111.8114       In this case, the coordinates for Ashuelot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Ashuelot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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