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A visit to the Rochester 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 Rochester Cemetery ...

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

45.6138, -112.5108

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

The Rochester Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Virginia City. Virginia City lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rochester Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rochester Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Rochester Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Melrose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bird Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bird Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Twin Bridges Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Twin Bridges Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges Cemetery
  • Silver Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Silver Star Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Reichle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reichle Cemetery is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reichle Cemetery
  • Point of Rocks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Haining Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <5>
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bnai Israel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <5>
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <5>
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <5>
    • Laurin Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laurin Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin Cemetery
    • Maurice Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Whitehall Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rochester Cemetery.

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

  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Twin Bridges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moose Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Glen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Silver Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Divide
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Janney
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Lion City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
  • Butte - Silver Bow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Piedmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
    • Pipestone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Mammoth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mammoth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
    • Wise River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Laurin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurin is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
    • Strawberry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Strawberry is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Whitehall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rochester Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Rochester Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #775840  (Rochester Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #775840 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 1784 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nez Perce Hollow
      • Location given for Rochester Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6138148     Lon: -112.5108469
      • 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 Madison, 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- Rochester 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.
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