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A visit to the Fort Shaw Soldiers 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. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery:

47.5088, -111.8208

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

The Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery is located in Cascade County<2>.

The county seat for Cascade County is located in Great Falls. Great Falls lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cascade Colony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sun River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sun River Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
  • Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fair Haven Colony Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
    • The Fair Haven Colony Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairhaven Colony Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
  • Ulm Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Ulm Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm Cemetery
  • St. Peters Mission Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Great Falls.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133894 <5>
  • Power Community Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chesnut Valley Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chesnut Valley Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnut Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chesnut Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Cascade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20812 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chestnut Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Castner Falls Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Castner Falls Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castner Falls Cemetery
    • Beck Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Beck Cemetery is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
    • Milford Colony Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Milford Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Colony Cemetery
    • Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Elk Creek Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
    • Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
      • The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dearborn Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fort Shaw
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sun River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Simms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Fairfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vaughn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ulm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sun Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Power
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Cascade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair

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. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cascade County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Cascade 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. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1762321  (Fort Shaw Soldiers Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1762321 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: Cascade
      • Est. Elev: 1070 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Shaw
      • Location given for Fort Shaw Soldiers Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 47.5088407     Lon: -111.8208214
      • 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 Cascade, 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- Ft. Shaw Soldiers 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.