A visit to the Helmville 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 Helmville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helmville Cemetery:
46.8555, -112.9662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helmville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helmville Cemetery is located in Powell County<2>.
The county seat for Powell County is located in Deer Lodge. Deer Lodge lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Helmville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helmville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Helmville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helmville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Meadows Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Gulch Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
- Ovando Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ovando Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovando Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Chicago.
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drummond Cemetery
- New Chicago Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21151 <5>
- Beartown Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- The Beartown Cemetery is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Cemetery
- Sand Park Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Sand Park Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Park Cemetery
- The Sand Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coloma Cemetery
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackfoot Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Avon.
- The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blackfoot City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498297 <5>
- Seeley Lake Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Seeley Lake Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Lake Cemetery
- Avon Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Helmville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helmville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helmville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ovando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reynolds City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
- New Chicago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Chicago is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Jens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jens is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Garnet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garnet is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stump Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bearmouth is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Phosphate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phosphate is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wall City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
- Greenough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Helmville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Powell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helmville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Drummond
- Garnet - Historic
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 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 Helmville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Powell 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 Helmville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1803317 (Helmville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1803317 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: Powell
- Est. Elev: 1339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Helmville
- Location given for Helmville Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.8554918 Lon: -112.9661642
- 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 Powell, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Helmville 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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