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A visit to the Montana State Veterans Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montana State Veterans Cemetery:

46.6083, -112.0850

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

The Montana State Veterans Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis and Clark County is located in Helena. Helena lies just to the east southeast of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ft. William Henry Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Benton Ave. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Benton Ave. Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ave. Cemetery
  • Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestvale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forestvale Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestvale Cemetery
    • The Forestvale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Vale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641025 <5>
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
  • East Helena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The East Helena Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Silver City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Silver City Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver City Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Helena.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21115 <5>
    • Hardgrove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hardgrove Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgrove Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Marysville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Marysville Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
    • Jefferson City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • York Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The York Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
    • Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Winston Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Winston Cemetery is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
      • The Winston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Placer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21171 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montana State Veterans Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fort Harrison
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
  • Park City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Birdseye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Austin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Montana City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • East Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Frontier Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
  • Clancy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
  • Alhambra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Blossburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Elliston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Canyon Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Montana State Veterans 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Basin
    • Basin lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Basin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Clancy
    • Clancy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clancy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
  • East Helena
  • Elliston
  • Helena
    • Helena lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Helena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Marysville - Historic
  • Winston
    • Winston lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Montana State Veterans Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winston.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston

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 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Lewis and Clark County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1789254  (Montana State Veterans Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1789254 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Lewis and Clark
      • Est. Elev: 1202 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Helena
      • Location given for Montana State Veterans Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6082679     Lon: -112.0850011
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Montana State Veterans Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.