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Introduction ...

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

We've added Barker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Barker, 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 Barker (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 Barker. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Barker is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Barker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barker:

  • Judith Basin County     (The home county of Barker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barker, with the one closest to Barker listed first.
    • Raynesford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Geyser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sapphire Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
      • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
    • Windham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
    • Arrow Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
      • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
  • Cascade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barker, with the one closest to Barker listed first.
    • Monarch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Neihart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
      • Neihart is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart <2>
    • Armington Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
      • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
    • Armington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
      • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Belt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
      • Belt is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Barker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barker.

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

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

  • Barker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Fork Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Fork Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Fork Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Geer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neihart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neihart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neihart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kibbey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monarch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monarch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monarch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graveyard Gulch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Gulch Cemetery
    • The Graveyard Gulch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miners Union Cemetery
  • Geyser Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geyser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geyser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McLeish Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lehigh Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stanford Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tiger Butte Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiger Butte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiger Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Barker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barker.

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

  • Monarch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Neihart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
    • Neihart is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart <2>
  • Stanford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Wolsey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
    • Wolsey is located in Meagher County
  • Evans
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Cascade County
  • Armington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Belt
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Barker ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barker, 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 Barker.

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 helpful 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 Barker:

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 Barker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0714, Longitude: -110.6405       In this case, the coordinates for Barker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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