A visit to the Lima Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lima Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lima Cemetery (FG ID #2139399)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lima Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lima Cemetery

Lat: 44.6352° (44° 38' 6")

Lon: -112.5844° (-112° 35' 3")

The Lima Cemetery is located in Beaverhead County<2>.

The county seat for Beaverhead County is located in Dillon. Dillon lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the north of the Lima Cemetery .

Name Variations for Lima Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lima Cemetery has also been known as:

Little Bench Cemetery
Mt. Moriah Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Lima Cemetery:

Pages specific to Montana:
Pages specific to Beaverhead County:
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Lima Cemetery (FG ID #2139399)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Beaverhead County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Montana
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Montana
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Montana
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Lima Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Lima Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lima Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Lima
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Beaverhead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Dell is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell <5>
Monida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monida
- Monida is located in Beaverhead County
Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Clark County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
Armstead ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstead
- Armstead is located in Beaverhead County

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 Lima Cemetery. The following communities are located in Beaverhead County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lima Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Lima
- Lima lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Lima Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima

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 Lima Cemetery:

Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #774423 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #774423 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Lima
- County: Beaverhead Elev: 1913
- Location given for GNIS #774423 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2139399

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Beaverhead, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lima Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6352, Longitude: -112.5844
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.