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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Blazing Place (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 Blazing Place. 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 Blazing Place ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Blazing Place: Blazing Pl. (or less commonly used: Blazing Plc.)

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 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.

Blazing Place is located in Jefferson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Powell & Silver Bow.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Blazing Place)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blazing Place, with the one closest to Blazing Place listed first.
    • Elkhorn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Boulder
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Comet ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Comet is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
      • Comet has also been known as:
      • High Ore
    • Basin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Alhambra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Clancy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bernice
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Elk Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Montana City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cardwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blazing Place, with the one closest to Blazing Place listed first.
    • Radersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Toston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Copper City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Gallatin County
    • Three Forks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blazing Place, with the one closest to Blazing Place listed first.
    • Park City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • East Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
    • Fort Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Frontier Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Madison County
    • Jefferson Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
  • Powell County
    • Emery ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Emery is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Silver Bow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blazing Place, with the one closest to Blazing Place listed first.
    • Butte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
    • Walkerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Blazing Place ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blazing Place.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Blazing Place - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boulder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boulder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Boulder.
    • The Boulder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boulder Cemetery
    • Boulder Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20781 <2>
  • St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Radersburg Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Whitehall Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Winston Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Townsend.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212216 <2>
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Blazing Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blazing Place.

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

  • Elkhorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Boulder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Amazon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amazon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
  • Wickes ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Portal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Portal is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Jefferson City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Corbin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Comet ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Comet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet has also been known as:
    • High Ore
  • Basin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Alhambra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Clancy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bernice
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elk Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Montana City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Trask
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Trask is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask

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

Newspapers Published in Blazing Place ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blazing Place.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blazing Place, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blazing Place.

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 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 Blazing Place:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blazing Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Blazing Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.