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A visit to the Big Willow Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Big Willow Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Willow Cemetery:

47.4166, -110.7452

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Cascade County<2>.

The county seat for Cascade County is located in Great Falls. Great Falls lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Big Willow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Big Willow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Big Willow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Upper Highwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • McLeish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The McLeish Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeish Cemetery
  • Lower Belt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lower Belt Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Belt Cemetery
  • Upper Shonkin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Upper Shonkin Cemetery is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shonkin Cemetery
  • Goodman Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Geyser Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Geyser Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Cemetery
  • Tiger Butte Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tiger Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Butte Cemetery
  • Kibbey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Kibbey Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbey Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Sand Coulee Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Sand Coulee Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee Cemetery
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    • Monarch Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Monarch Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Cemetery
    • Big Stone Colony Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dry Fork Road Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Dry Fork Road Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork Road Cemetery
    • Montague Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Montague Cemetery is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
    • Lone Tree Park Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Lone Tree Park Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Great Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20910 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Great Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20799 <5>
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Big Willow Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Willow Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Belt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <6>
  • Armington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Armington Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Raynesford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Highwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Big Sag
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Geyser
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Coulee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stockett
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Monarch
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Geraldine
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Floweree
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Black Eagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Great Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Carter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Arrow Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
    • Countryside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Tunis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Fort Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 Big Willow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cascade County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Willow Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.

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

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Cascade County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Big Willow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1761893  (Big Willow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1761893 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Cascade
      • Est. Elev: 1331 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Highwood Baldy
      • Location given for Big Willow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4166331     Lon: -110.7452211
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Cascade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- Big Willow Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.