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A visit to the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry 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 Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery:

46.6347, -111.7058

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

The Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis and Clark County is located in Helena. Helena lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • York Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The York Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
  • Hardgrove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Hardgrove Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgrove Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Winston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Winston Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
    • The Winston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Placer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21171 <5>
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
  • East Helena Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The East Helena Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena Cemetery
  • Diamond City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Diamond City Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City Cemetery
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • Forestvale Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Forestvale Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestvale Cemetery
    • The Forestvale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Vale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641025 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lavina Chapel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lavina Chapel Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavina Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lavina Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Townsend.
      • The Lavina Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Duck Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264764 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Townsend.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20867 <5>
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Benton Ave. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Benton Ave. Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ave. Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cavetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • East Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Winston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Montana City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Whites City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Diamond City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
  • Clancy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Alhambra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Fort Harrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Park City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Birdseye
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Jefferson City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Fort Logan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
    • Austin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin

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 Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis and Clark County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clancy
    • Clancy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clancy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
  • East Helena
  • Helena
    • Helena lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Helena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Marysville - Historic
  • Townsend
    • Townsend lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Townsend.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Winston
    • Winston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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 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 Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Lewis and Clark 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 Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1789420  (Cemetery Island/Canyon Ferry Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1789420 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: Lewis and Clark
      • Est. Elev: 1159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canyon Ferry
      • Location given for Cemetery Island/Canyon Ferry Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6346585     Lon: -111.7058121
      • 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 Lewis and Clark, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry 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.