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A visit to the Plains Cemetery ...


The location of the Plains Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Plains Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   47.4722°   (47° 28' 19")

Lon:   -114.8815°   (-114° 52' 53")

The Plains Cemetery is located in Sanders County<2>.

The county seat for Sanders County is located in Thompson Falls. Thompson Falls lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Plains Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Plains Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Sanders County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Plains Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Plains Cemetery.

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

    • Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
    • Paradise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <4>
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Sanders County
    • Hot Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
      • Hot Springs is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
    • Eddy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
      • Eddy is located in Sanders County
    • Saint Regis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Cabin City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
      • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
    • Superior
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lonepine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonepine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonepine
      • Lonepine is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonepine <4>
    • De Borgia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
      • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <4>
    • Riverbend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Thompson Falls
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
        • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <4>
      • Haugan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Niarada
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niarada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niarada
        • Niarada is located in Sanders County
      • Crescent City ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
        • Crescent City is located in Mineral 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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanders County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Plains Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Lynch Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Hominsto Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hominsto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hominsto Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hominsto Cemetery
    • Pluffe Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluffe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pluffe Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluffe Cemetery
    • Camas Prairie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camas Prairie Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camas Prairie Cemetery
    • Gingery Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gingery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gingery Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingery Cemetery
    • Maillet Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maillet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maillet Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maillet Cemetery
    • Markle Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Markle Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markle Cemetery
    • St. Regis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Ventling Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ventling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ventling Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ventling Cemetery
    • Superior Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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<3> to the southeast of Superior.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Superior Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157443 <6>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Murray Memorial Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Murray Memorial Cemetery is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Memorial Cemetery
      • Indian Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Cemetery is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • VFW Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the VFW Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The VFW Cemetery is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VFW Cemetery
      • Wild Rose Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fraternal Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Sanders County
        • The Fraternal Cemetery has also been known as:
        • IOOF Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraternal Cemetery
      • De Borgia Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Niarada Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niarada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Niarada Cemetery is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niarada Cemetery
      • McKay Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKay Cemetery is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery

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

    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 Plains Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1780928  (Plains Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1780928 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: Plains
      • County: Sanders         Elev: 764
      • Location given for GNIS #1780928 (Plains Cemetery)

    The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

    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 Sanders, 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 Plains Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4722, Longitude: -114.8815       In this case, the coordinates for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.




 

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