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A visit to the Messerly Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Messerly Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Messerly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   48.0631°   (48° 3' 47")

Lon:   -108.4393°   (-108° 26' 21")

The Messerly Cemetery is located in Blaine County<2>.

The county seat for Blaine County is located in Chinook. Chinook lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Messerly Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Messerly Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kirkaldie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkaldie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkaldie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirkaldie Cemetery is located in Blaine County
  • Lodge Pole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chopwoid Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chopwoid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chopwoid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chopwoid Cemetery is located in Blaine County
  • Big Warm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Warm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Warm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Warm Cemetery is located in Blaine County
  • Zortman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zortman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zortman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zortman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • St. Pauls Mission Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in Blaine County
  • Landusky Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landusky Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landusky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Landusky Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • McConnell Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McConnell Cemetery is located in Blaine County
  • Pike Landusky Gravesite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Landusky Gravesite
    • The Pike Landusky Gravesite is located in Phillips County
  • Midale Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midale Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Midale Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Midale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20997 <5>
  • Graveyard Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graveyard Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dodson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20917 <5>
    • Ft. Belknap Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Belknap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Belknap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Belknap Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Blaine County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 6 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Messerly Cemetery.

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

  • Lodge Pole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole
    • Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
  • Zortman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Blaine County
  • Hays
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <7>
  • Wagner
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
    • Wagner is located in Phillips 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 Messerly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blaine County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Zortman

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 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 Messerly Cemetery:

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 Messerly Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #774116  (Messerly Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #774116 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: Ball Coulee
    • County: Blaine         Elev: 911
    • Location given for GNIS #774116 (Messerly Cemetery)

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

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 Blaine, 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 Messerly Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0631, Longitude: -108.4393       In this case, the coordinates for the Messerly Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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