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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mountain View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mountain View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mountain View, please Contact Us.

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 Mountain View (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 Mountain View. 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 Mountain View ...

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.

Another variation: Mountainview.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mountain View: Mountain Vw.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mountain View is historic, it would have been located within present day Lake 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 Lake County: Flathead, Missoula & Sanders.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Mountain View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Turtle Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
      • Turtle Lake is located in Lake County
    • Pablo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Polson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polson
      • Polson is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polson <3>
    • Kerr
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Lake County
    • Finley Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Point
      • Finley Point is located in Lake County
    • Jette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jette
      • Jette is located in Lake County
    • Rocky Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Lake County
    • Ronan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronan
      • Ronan is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronan <3>
    • Kings Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Lake County
    • Kicking Horse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicking Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
      • Kicking Horse is located in Lake County
    • Big Arm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlo
      • Charlo is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlo <3>
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flathead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bigfork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bear Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
      • Bear Creek Village is located in Flathead County
    • Somers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Missoula County
  • Sanders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain View, with the one closest to Mountain View listed first.
    • Agency
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
      • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lonepine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonepine
      • Lonepine is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonepine <3>
    • Niarada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niarada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niarada
      • Niarada is located in Sanders County
    • Hot Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
      • Hot Springs is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain View ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain View, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mountain View:

Cemeteries Near Mountain View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain View.

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

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

  • Polson Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polson Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polson Catholic Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hospital Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospital Cemetery
  • Ronan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ronan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ronan Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • St. Ignatius Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
  • Markle Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markle Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Niarada Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niarada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niarada Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Murray Memorial Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Memorial Cemetery
    • Ventling Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ventling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ventling Cemetery
    • McKay Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay 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.

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

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

  • Saint Ignatius
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Ravalli
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecounty-mt.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mountain View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Mountain View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6444, Longitude: -114.0759       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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