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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 ...

The Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery is located in Cascade County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Beck Cemetery
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Cascade Colony Cemetery
  • Castner Falls Cemetery
    • The Castner Falls Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castner Falls Cemetery
  • Chesnut Valley Cemetery
    • 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]<2> to the southeast of Cascade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20812 <3>
  • Chestnut Valley Cemetery
  • Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
    • 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
  • Dutton Cemetery
    • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Teton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
  • Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
    • The Elk Creek Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
  • Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
    • 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
  • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
  • Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • 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]<2> 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 <3>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Milford Colony Cemetery
      • The Milford Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Colony Cemetery
    • Power Community Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      • 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
    • St. Peters Mission Cemetery
    • Sun River Cemetery
      • The Sun River Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Cemetery
    • Sunset Hills Cemetery
      • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • Ulm Cemetery
      • The Ulm Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm Cemetery
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn 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]<2> of the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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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