A visit to the Milford Colony 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 Milford Colony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Milford Colony Cemetery
Lat: 47.3310° (47° 19' 51")
Lon: -112.2071° (-112° 12' 25")
The Milford Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.
The county seat for Lewis and Clark County is located in Helena. Helena lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the south of the Milford Colony Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Milford Colony Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Milford Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
- The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dearborn Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
- Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
- The Elk Creek Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
- Dearborn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Cemetery
- The Dearborn Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20842 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Dearborn Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Dearborn Cemetery
- St. Peters Mission Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Mission Cemetery
- The St. Peters Mission Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Peters Mission Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the St. Peters Mission Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Moore Graves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Graves
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Graves is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Cascade Colony Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cascade Colony Cemetery
- The Cascade Colony Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Cascade Colony Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Cascade Colony Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Teton County
- Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Ft. Shaw Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
- The Ft. Shaw Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- The Ft. Shaw Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. Shaw Military Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Ft. Shaw Cemetery
- Carterville Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carterville Cemetery
- The Carterville Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
- The Carterville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carterville / Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176606 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Carterville Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Carterville Cemetery
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Chesnut Valley Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesnut Valley Cemetery
- The Chesnut Valley Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chesnut Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Cascade.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20812 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Chesnut Valley Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Chesnut Valley Cemetery
- Chestnut Valley Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chestnut Valley Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Sun River Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sun River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sun River Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
- The Fair Haven Colony Cemetery is located in Cascade County
- The Fair Haven Colony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairhaven Colony Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Teton County
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Paul Cemetery
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to the St. Paul Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Milford Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Milford Colony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dearborn Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
- Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
- Dearborn City
- Dearborn
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dearborn Crossing
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Dearborn Crossing
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gilman
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Gilman
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Augusta
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Augusta
- Simms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Simms is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <7>
- Mid Canon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
- Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mid Canon
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Mid Canon
- Craig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Craig
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Craig
- Fort Shaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shaw
- Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Shaw <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Shaw
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Fort Shaw
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Teton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <7>
- Wolf Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Creek <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wolf Creek
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Wolf Creek
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Cascade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cascade
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Cascade
- Sun River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
- Sun River is located in Cascade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sun River
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Sun River
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Teton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield
- From the Milford Colony Cemetery to Greenfield
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 Milford Colony 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 Milford Colony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Augusta lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Milford Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Augusta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Cascade
- Cascade lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Milford Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cascade.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Fairfield
- Fairfield lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Milford Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gilman
- Gilman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Milford Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Sun River
- Sun River lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Milford Colony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sun River.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
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 professional and volunteer 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 Milford Colony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Lewis and Clark County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cascade County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Teton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Lewis and Clark County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Montana
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Montana
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Lewis and Clark
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Milford Colony Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Milford Colony Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3310, Longitude: -112.2071 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | 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. |