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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 Chance Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.0447°   (45° 2' 40")

Lon:   -109.0863°   (-109° 5' 10")

The Chance Cemetery is located in Carbon County<2>.

The county seat for Carbon County is located in Red Lodge. Red Lodge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Chance Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Chance Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tolman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tolman Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Belfry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bearcreek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bearcreek Cemetery
    • The Bearcreek Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • The Bearcreek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247845 <5>
  • Bennett Buttes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Buttes Cemetery
    • The Bennett Buttes Cemetery is located in Park County (WY)
    • The Bennett Buttes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clark Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320844 <5>
  • Red Lodge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • John Henry Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The John Henry Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Bridger Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bridger Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Thiel Homestead Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thiel Homestead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thiel Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thiel Homestead Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Bowler Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowler Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Carbon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Tony Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tony Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Castagne Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castagne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castagne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Castagne Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Elessens Ranch Grave
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elessens Ranch Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elessens Ranch Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elessens Ranch Grave is located in Carbon County
    • Burnett Ranch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Ranch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnett Ranch Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Luoma Ranch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luoma Ranch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luoma Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Luoma Ranch Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Teeples Ranch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeples Ranch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeples Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teeples Ranch Cemetery is located in Carbon County
    • Beltz Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beltz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beltz Cemetery is located in Carbon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Chance Cemetery.

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

  • Belfry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bearcreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Red Lodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <6>
  • Roberts
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Frannie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
    • Frannie is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <6>
  • Ralston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Powell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Park County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <6>
  • Fromberg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
    • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <6>
  • Deaver
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
    • Deaver is located in Big Horn County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <6>
  • Garland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Park County (WY)
  • Boyd
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Chance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carbon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Chance Cemetery:

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 Chance Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #769750  (Chance Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #769750 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: Hollenbeck Draw
    • County: Carbon         Elev: 1234
    • Location given for GNIS #769750 (Chance Cemetery)

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

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 Carbon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chance Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0447, Longitude: -109.0863       In this case, the coordinates for the Chance Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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