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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 Bynum (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 Bynum. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Bynum is located in Teton 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 Teton County: Cascade, Chouteau, Flathead, Lewis and Clark & Pondera.

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

  • Teton County     (The home county of Bynum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bynum, with the one closest to Bynum listed first.
    • Pendroy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Choteau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Collins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Teton County
    • Dutton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Pondera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bynum, with the one closest to Bynum listed first.
    • Gallup City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup City
      • Gallup City is located in Pondera County
    • Dupuyer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Conrad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
      • Conrad is located in Pondera County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <1>
    • Brady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Valier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
      • Valier is located in Pondera County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <1>
    • Ledger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bynum ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bynum.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bynum. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bynum and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bynum.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Bynum.

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 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 Bynum:

Cemeteries Near Bynum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bynum.

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

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

  • Bynum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery
  • Miller Colony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockport Colony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Pondera Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Choteau Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choteau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choteau Cemetery
  • New Miami Colony Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • New Rockport Colony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Midway Hutterite Colony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Burial Ground
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Burial Ground
  • Dupuyer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupuyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupuyer Cemetery
  • Pondera Colony Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Birch Creek Colony Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview 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 Bynum had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Choteau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dupuyer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Conrad
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
    • Conrad is located in Pondera County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <1>
  • Collins
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Teton County

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

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

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- Bynum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bynum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9787, Longitude: -112.3126    
<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 Bynum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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