A visit to the Dearborn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dearborn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dearborn Cemetery (FG ID #20842).
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 Dearborn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dearborn Cemetery:
47.1644, -112.2308
The Dearborn Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis and Clark County is located in Helena. Helena lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dearborn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dearborn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Dearborn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dearborn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Graves is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Graves
- Milford Colony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carterville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- St. Peters Mission Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tuck Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Cascade Colony Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Gulch Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Memorial Meadows Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
- Chesnut Valley Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Valley Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Silver City Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Shaw Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Dearborn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dearborn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mid Canon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canyon Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Simms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
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 Dearborn 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 Dearborn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Cascade
- Gilman
- Marysville - Historic
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 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 Dearborn 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 Dearborn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #20842
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #800685 (Dearborn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #800685 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: 1302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Comb Rock
- Location given for Dearborn Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.1643889 Lon: -112.2311237
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dearborn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |