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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 Cavetown (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 Cavetown. 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.

Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County: Broadwater, Cascade, Flathead, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell & Teton.

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

  • Lewis and Clark County     (The home county of Cavetown)
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cavetown, with the one closest to Cavetown listed first.
    • Whites City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
      • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
    • Winston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Diamond City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
    • Townsend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Cascade County
    • Millegan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millegan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
      • Millegan is located in Cascade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millegan
      • From Cavetown to Millegan
  • Jefferson County
  • Meagher County
    • Fort Logan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
      • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Logan
      • From Cavetown to Fort Logan
  • Powell County
    • Blossburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blossburg
      • From Cavetown to Blossburg

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

Cemeteries Near Cavetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cavetown.

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

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

  • Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • York Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardgrove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardgrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardgrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Helena Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Helena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Diamond City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forestvale Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

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.<5>

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

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

  • Clasoil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clasoil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
    • Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
  • East Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Montana City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
    • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <1>
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Iron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
    • Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Clancy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Broadwater County
  • Alhambra
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alhambra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alhambra
    • From Cavetown to Alhambra
  • Birdseye
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsend
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Fort Logan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
    • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fort Logan
    • From Cavetown to Fort Logan
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Corbin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wickes ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
      • Wickes is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in Cavetown ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cavetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cavetown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cavetown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Cavetown:

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

The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cavetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cavetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cavetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6535, Longitude: -111.6991    









 

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