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A visit to the Tarkio 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 Tarkio Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tarkio Cemetery (FG ID #2278496)

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 Tarkio Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tarkio Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

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

Lat:   47.0533°   (47° 3' 11")

Lon:   -114.6901°   (-114° 41' 24")

The Tarkio Cemetery is located in Mineral County<3>.

The county seat for Mineral County is located in Superior. Superior lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northwest of the Tarkio Cemetery .

Name Variations for Tarkio 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.

Tarkio Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Fold of Messiah Cemetery
  • Tarkio 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Tarkio Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Mineral County
  • Quartz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Superior Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Superior Cemetery
    • The Superior Cemetery is located in Mineral County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Superior Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Superior.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157443 <1>
  • Gingery Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gingery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gingery Cemetery is located in Sanders County
  • Frenchtown Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frenchtown Cemetery is located in Missoula County
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Sanders County
  • Heller Grave
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heller Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heller Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heller Grave is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • St. Regis Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Sanders County
  • Camas Prairie Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camas Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camas Prairie Cemetery is located in Sanders County
  • Woodman Pioneer Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Woodman Pioneer Cemetery is located in Missoula County
  • Hominsto Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hominsto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hominsto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hominsto Cemetery is located in Sanders County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Sanders County
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Missoula County
    • Pluffe Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluffe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluffe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pluffe Cemetery is located in Sanders County
    • Plains Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plains Cemetery is located in Sanders County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Tarkio Cemetery.

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

  • Crescent City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
    • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
  • Riverbend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
  • Alberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Old Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Missoula County
  • Superior
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Island City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Sanders County
  • Frenchtown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <6>
  • The Cedars
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
    • The Cedars is located in Clearwater County (ID)
  • Paradise
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <6>
  • Dixon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Saint Regis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moose City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose City
      • Moose City is located in Clearwater County (ID)
    • Agency
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Old Agency
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
      • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Grass Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Wye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
      • Wye is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <6>
    • De Smet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Smet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Missoula County
    • Evaro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
      • Evaro is located in Missoula County
    • Ravalli
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
      • Ravalli is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <6>
    • Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Arlee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Moiese
      (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 Tarkio Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mineral County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tarkio 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 Tarkio Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1781757  (Tarkio Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1781757 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: Tarkio
    • County: Mineral         Elev: 965
    • Location given for GNIS #1781757 (Tarkio Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2278496

The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/

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>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Tarkio Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0533, Longitude: -114.6901       In this case, the coordinates for the Tarkio Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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