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A visit to the Melville Lutheran 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 Melville Lutheran Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melville Lutheran Cemetery (FG ID #20993)

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 Melville Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.1074°   (46° 6' 26")

Lon:   -110.0404°   (-110° 2' 25")

The Melville Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sweet Grass County<2>.

The county seat for Sweet Grass County is located in Big Timber. Big Timber lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Melville Lutheran Cemetery .

Establishment of the Melville Lutheran Cemetery ...

The Melville Lutheran Cemetery was:

Dedicated November 8, 1885

Name Variations for Melville Lutheran 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.

Melville Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Melville 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 first visit 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 Melville Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Sweet Grass County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Melville Lutheran 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 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Melville Lutheran Cemetery.

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

    • Melville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sourdough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
      • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
    • Big Timber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Twodot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Harlowton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlowton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlowton
      • Harlowton is located in Wheatland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlowton <4>
    • Greycliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Martinsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawmut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Melville Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sweet Grass County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Melville Lutheran Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melville Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Sweet Grass County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Big Timber.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Timber Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #672769 <1>
    • Twodot Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twodot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Twodot Cemetery is located in Wheatland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twodot Cemetery
    • Lebo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan Ranch Colony Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Wheatland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Harlowton Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlowton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harlowton Cemetery is located in Wheatland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlowton Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Gauglerville Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gauglerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gauglerville Cemetery is located in Wheatland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gauglerville Cemetery
    • Wilsall Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilsall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilsall Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsall Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Thomas Massacre Gravesite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Melville Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #774099  (Melville Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #774099 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: Battleship Butte
      • County: Sweet Grass         Elev: 1621
      • Location given for GNIS #774099 (Melville Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20993

    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 Sweet Grass, 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 Melville Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1074, Longitude: -110.0404    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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