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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 Bozeman (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 Bozeman. 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.

Bozeman is located in Gallatin County and is the County Seat.

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 Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Gallatin County     (The home county of Bozeman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bozeman, with the one closest to Bozeman listed first.
    • Catron
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Catron is located in Gallatin County
    • Chestnut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
      • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
    • Wisner Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
      • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
    • Four Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
    • Belgrade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallatin Gateway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
      • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
    • Amsterdam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Churchill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
      • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
    • Arnold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
    • Hillman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
      • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
    • Manhattan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <1>
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bozeman, with the one closest to Bozeman listed first.
    • Livingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Brisbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Brisbin is located in Park County
    • Clyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Park County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <1>
    • Emigrant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Park County
    • Pray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico Hot Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
      • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Park County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bozeman ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bozeman.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bozeman. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bozeman and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bozeman.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Bozeman.

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 Bozeman:

Cemeteries Near Bozeman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bozeman.

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

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

  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Brondel Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondel Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondel Catholic Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallatin Gateway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
  • Timberline Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timberline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timberline Cemetery
  • Muir Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muir Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • East Gallatin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Gallatin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Gallatin Cemetery
  • Vaters Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaters Cemetery
  • Reese Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Reese Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mormon Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Courts Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courts Cemetery
    • Churchill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Little Holland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Holland 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bozeman had a population of 2,143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bozeman had a population of 50,970 people.

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

  • Story
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Chestnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Belgrade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West End
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • West End is located in Gallatin County
  • Springhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
  • Muir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
    • Muir is located in Park County
  • Hoppers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
  • Manhattan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <1>
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
  • Sedan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
  • Livingston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Brisbin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Park County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Logan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Gallatin County
    • Chicory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicory
      • Chicory is located in Park County
    • Clyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Park County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <1>

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

The official website for Bozeman: www.bozeman.net/

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.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 '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- Bozeman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bozeman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6793, Longitude: -111.0320    
<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 Bozeman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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