A visit to the Heron 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 Heron Cemetery ...
The Heron Cemetery is located in Sanders County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cabinet Cemetery
- Clara Cemetery
- Clark Fork Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
- Larchwood Cemetery
- The Larchwood Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood Cemetery
- Libby Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Noxon Cemetery
- The Noxon Cemetery is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon Cemetery
- Old Hope Cemetery
- Pack River Cemetery
- The Pack River Cemetery is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pack River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Sandpoint (ID).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80594 <2>
- Troy Cemetery
- The Troy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- Westmond Cemetery
- The Westmond Cemetery is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmond Cemetery
- Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
- The Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
- The Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitepine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21164 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Heron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Algoma
- Algoma is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Bayview
- Boyer
- Boyer is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
- Cabinet ‑ Historic
- Cabinet is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
- Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Clark Fork
- East Hope
- East Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Heron
- Hope
- Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Bonner County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Libby
- Noxon
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- Sagle
- Smead ‑ Historic
- Smead is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
- Trout Creek
- Troy
- Tuscor
- Tuscor is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscor
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 Heron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanders County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heron 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 Heron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Sanders 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 Heron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1780934 (Heron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1780934 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: Sanders
- Est. Elev: 687 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heron
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Sanders, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heron Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |