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 Cedric (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 Cedric. 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 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.
Cedric 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 Cedric. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedric:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Cedric)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedric, with the one closest to Cedric listed first.
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pipestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Elk Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Boulder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Basin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Beaverhead County
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Deer Lodge County
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Gallatin County
- Willow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedric, with the one closest to Cedric listed first.
- Silver Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Mammoth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pony ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Bow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedric, with the one closest to Cedric listed first.
- Janney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Janney is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Highland City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Moose Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
- Butte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Walkerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butte - Silver Bow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Ramsay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Divide
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedric, see our County-by-County Page for Cedric.
Cemeteries Near Cedric ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedric.
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 Cedric - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedric covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedric, with the one closest to Cedric listed first.
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Boulder Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <3>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <3>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <3>
- Rochester Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin Bridges Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pony 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>
While we didn't find Cedric in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedric.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedric, with the one closest to Cedric listed first.
- Pipestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Jefferson Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- East Butte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Butte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walkerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trask
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trask is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rocker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
- Feely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Feely is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
- Pony ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedric. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedric.
Newspapers Published in Cedric ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedric.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedric, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedric.
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 Cedric:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaverhead County
- Deer Lodge County
- Gallatin County
- Madison County
- Silver Bow County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
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> | 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- Cedric) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Cedric, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |