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A visit to the Missoula 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 Missoula Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Missoula Cemetery (FG ID #20999)

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 Missoula Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   46.8928°   (46° 53' 34")

Lon:   -114.0205°   (-114° 1' 13")

The Missoula Cemetery is located in Missoula County<2>.

The county seat for Missoula County is located in Missoula. Missoula lies just to the south southeast of the Missoula Cemetery .

Establishment of the Missoula Cemetery ...

The Missoula Cemetery was established in 1884.

Name Variations for Missoula 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.

Missoula Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Missoula City 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 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Missoula Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Missoula Cemetery.

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

  • Travois Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
    • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
  • Missoula
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
    • Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <6>
  • Orchard Homes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
    • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
  • East Missoula
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • De Smet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to De Smet
    • From the Missoula Cemetery to De Smet
  • Grass Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Piltzville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bonner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lolo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Evaro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
    • Evaro is located in Missoula County
  • Frenchtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>

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 Missoula Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Missoula County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Missoula 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 Missoula Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #787505  (Missoula Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #787505 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: Northwest Missoula
    • County: Missoula         Elev: 970
    • Location given for GNIS #787505 (Missoula Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20999

The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, 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' 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 Missoula Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8928, Longitude: -114.0205    
<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 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'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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