A visit to the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery ...
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 Elk Creek Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
Lat: 47.4620° (47° 27' 43")
Lon: -112.3218° (-112° 19' 18")
The Elk Creek Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.
The county seat for Lewis and Clark County is located in Helena. Helena lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Creek Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Augusta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Milford Colony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Colony Cemetery
- The Milford Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Milford Colony Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the Milford Colony Cemetery
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Teton County
- Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
- The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dearborn Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
- Dearborn Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Cemetery
- The Dearborn Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20842 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Dearborn Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the Dearborn Cemetery
- St. Peters Mission Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Mission Cemetery
- The St. Peters Mission Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Peters Mission Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the St. Peters Mission Cemetery
- Ft. Shaw Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
- The Ft. Shaw Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- The Ft. Shaw Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Shaw Military Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
- Cascade Colony Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cascade Colony Cemetery
- The Cascade Colony Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Cascade Colony Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the Cascade Colony Cemetery
- Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- St. Paul Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Teton County
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Paul Cemetery
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to the St. Paul Cemetery
- Choteau Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choteau Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choteau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Choteau Cemetery is located in Teton County
- Moore Graves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Graves
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Graves is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Sun River Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sun River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sun River Cemetery is located in Cascade County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Creek Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Augusta
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Augusta
- Gilman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gilman
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Gilman
- Simms
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Simms is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <6>
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Teton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
- Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dearborn Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
- Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
- Dearborn City
- Dearborn
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dearborn Crossing
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Dearborn Crossing
- Fort Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
- Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Shaw
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Fort Shaw
- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Teton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Greenfield
- Choteau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choteau
- Choteau is located in Teton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choteau <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Choteau
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Choteau
- Sun River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
- Sun River is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sun River
- From the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery to Sun River
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 Elk Creek Colony 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 Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Augusta lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Augusta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Choteau
- Choteau lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Choteau.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choteau
- Fairfield
- Fairfield lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Sun River
- Sun River lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sun River.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
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 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 Elk Creek Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Lewis and Clark County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cascade County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Teton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Lewis and Clark County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Montana
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Montana
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Lewis and Clark
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4620, Longitude: -112.3218 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | 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. |