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A visit to the Brightwing Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Brightwing Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brightwing Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Brightwing Cemetery (FG ID #20787)

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 Brightwing Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brightwing Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   45.1201°   (45° 7' 12")

Lon:   -107.4385°   (-107° 26' 18")

The Brightwing Cemetery is located in Big Horn County<3>.

The county seat for Big Horn County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<4> to the north of the Brightwing Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brightwing Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Big Horn 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 Brightwing 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]<4> of the Brightwing Cemetery.

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

    • Wyola
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Parkman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodge Grass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grass
      • Lodge Grass is located in Big Horn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge Grass <5>
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Sheridan County (WY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
    • Ranchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Burgess Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kleenburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
      • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County (WY)
    • Wolf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Smith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Xavier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garryowen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Beckton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
      • Beckton is located in Sheridan County (WY)
    • Decker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of the Brightwing Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Lodge Grass Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dayton Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (WY)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dayton (WY).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157374 <2>
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery of Monarch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monarch Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Monarch Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (WY)
      • The Monarch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Carneyville Cemetery
      • St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monarch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84079 <2>
    • St. Xavier Catholic Mission Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garryowen Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

    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 Brightwing Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #769228  (Brightwing Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #769228 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: Pass Creek West
      • County: Big Horn         Elev: 1193
      • Location given for GNIS #769228 (Brightwing Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20787

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 Brightwing Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1201, Longitude: -107.4385       In this case, the coordinates for the Brightwing Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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