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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 ...

The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Chouteau County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Big Stone Colony Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Dry Fork Road Cemetery
    • The Dry Fork Road Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork Road Cemetery
  • Geyser Cemetery
    • The Geyser Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser Cemetery
  • Goodman Cemetery
    • The Goodman Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Kibbey Cemetery
    • The Kibbey Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbey Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    • The Lone Tree Park Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Park Cemetery
  • Lower Belt Cemetery
    • The Lower Belt Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Belt Cemetery
  • McLeish Cemetery
    • The McLeish Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Monarch Cemetery
      • The Monarch Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Cemetery
    • Montague Cemetery
      • The Montague Cemetery is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery
    • Sand Coulee Cemetery
      • The Sand Coulee Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee Cemetery
    • Tiger Butte Cemetery
      • The Tiger Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Butte Cemetery
    • Upper Highwood Cemetery
    • Upper Shonkin Cemetery
      • The Upper Shonkin Cemetery is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shonkin 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 alphabetically:

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 Chouteau 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 first turn to 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 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 Chouteau 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 #794632  (Big Willow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #794632 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: Chouteau
      • Est. Elev: 1329 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Highwood Baldy

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Chouteau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Big Willow Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.