A visit to the Fort Belknap 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 Ft. Belknap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Belknap Cemetery:
48.4347, -108.5590
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Belknap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Belknap Cemetery is located in Blaine County<2>.
The county seat for Blaine County is located in Chinook. Chinook lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ft. Belknap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Belknap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Belknap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Belknap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Agency Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Agency Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency Cemetery
- Harlem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harlem Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dodson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20917 <5>
- Turner Colony Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wing Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Wing Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Hogeland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #454719 <5>
- Messerly Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Messerly Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messerly Cemetery
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lodge Pole Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kirkaldie Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Kirkaldie Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkaldie Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Chopwoid Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Chopwoid Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopwoid Cemetery
- Big Warm Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Big Warm Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Warm Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Turner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258368 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Belknap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Belknap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Belknap Agency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Belknap Agency is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Belknap Agency
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wagner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wagner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Zurich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge Pole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hogeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Ft. Belknap Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blaine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Belknap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ft. Belknap Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Blaine 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 Ft. Belknap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #771505 (Fort Belknap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #771505 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: Blaine
- Est. Elev: 715 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Savoy
- Location given for Fort Belknap Cemetery:
- Lat: 48.4347193 Lon: -108.5590372
- 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 Blaine, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ft. Belknap 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. |
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