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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Bear Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery

Lat:   45.1740°   (45° 10' 26")

Lon:   -111.5902°   (-111° 35' 24")

The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Virginia City. Virginia City lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bear Creek Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bear Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bear Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cameron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Sky Mountain Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Mountain Village
      • Big Sky Mountain Village is located in Madison County
    • Big Sky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky
      • Big Sky is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sky <3>
    • Ennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
      • Ennis is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <3>
    • Big Sky Meadow Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Meadow Village
      • Big Sky Meadow Village is located in Gallatin County
    • Big Sky Canyon Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Virginia City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Former names for Virginia City:
      • Varina
      • Verina
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <3>
    • McAllister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Madison County
    • Nevada City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Alder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Alder is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder <3>
    • Laurin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
      • Laurin is located in Madison County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bear Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Evans Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Madison Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madison Valley Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Valley Cemetery
    • Ennis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ennis Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ennis Cemetery
    • Soldiers Chapel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Soldiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Chapel Cemetery
    • Virginia City Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Virginia City Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia City Cemetery
    • Boothill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boothill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boothill Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothill Cemetery
    • McAllister Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The McAllister Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The McAllister Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Meadow Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
    • Nevada City Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nevada City Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada City Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Edens Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edens Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edens Cemetery
    • Upper Ruby Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Ruby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Ruby Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Ruby Cemetery
    • Red Bluff Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Laurin Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurin Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurin Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bear Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1797640  (Bear Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1797640 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lake Cameron
      • County: Madison         Elev: 1788
      • Location given for GNIS #1797640 (Bear Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1740, Longitude: -111.5902    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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