A visit to the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm 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 Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery:
46.6235, -112.0383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis and Clark County is located in Helena. Helena lies just to the south southeast of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benton Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Benton Ave. Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ave. Cemetery
- Montana State Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forestvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Forestvale Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestvale Cemetery
- The Forestvale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Vale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641025 <5>
- Ft. William Henry Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Serbian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Serbian Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
- East Helena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The East Helena Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena Cemetery
- Hardgrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hardgrove Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgrove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Silver City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver City Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver City Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Helena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21115 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Marysville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
- Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- York Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The York Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Jefferson City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winston Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- The Winston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Placer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21171 <5>
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
- Fort Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- East Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birdseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Montana City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Alhambra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Frontier Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Blossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blossburg is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cavetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Canyon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis and Clark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Basin
- Basin lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Basin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Clancy
- Clancy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clancy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
- East Helena
- Elliston
- Elliston lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elliston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Helena
- Helena lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Helena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Marysville - Historic
- Winston
- Winston lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1789427 (Lewis and Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1789427 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: Lewis and Clark
- Est. Elev: 1165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Helena
- Location given for Lewis and Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.6235462 Lon: -112.0383316
- 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 Lewis and Clark, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm 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. |