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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 Carney (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 Carney. 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 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.

Carney is located in Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass County: Golden Valley, Meagher, Park, Stillwater & Wheatland.

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

  • Sweet Grass County     (The home county of Carney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • McLeod
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Timber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greycliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sourdough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
      • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
    • Melville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Springdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clyde Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Park County
    • Brisbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Brisbin is located in Park County
    • Wilsall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stillwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carney, with the one closest to Carney listed first.
    • Beehive
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
      • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
    • Nye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Carney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carney.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Big Timber.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Timber Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #672769 <3>
  • Bruffey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruffey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Massacre Gravesite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the southwest of Livingston.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20796 <3>
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Livingston.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountainview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21013 <3>
  • Melville Lutheran Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Reed Point Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reed Point Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Springdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Hot Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hot Springs
    • Hunters Hot Springs is located in Park County
  • McLeod
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Timber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Park County
  • Greycliff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Livingston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Melville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Clyde Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Brisbin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brisbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Park County
  • Hoppers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County

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

Newspapers Published in Carney ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carney, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Carney:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carney. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7652, Longitude: -110.1238       In this case, the coordinates for Carney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Carney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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