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The location of the Roy 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 Roy Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   47.3428°   (47° 20' 34")

Lon:   -108.9568°   (-108° 57' 24")

The Roy Cemetery is located in Fergus County<2>.

The county seat for Fergus County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Roy Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Roy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Fergus County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Roy Cemetery.

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

    • Roy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Maginnis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
      • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
    • Roy Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
      • Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
    • Maiden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
      • Maiden is located in Fergus County
    • Christina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
      • Christina is located in Fergus County
    • Giltedge ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
      • Giltedge is located in Fergus County
    • Hilger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grass Range
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
      • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <4>
    • Forestgrove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Winifred
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winifred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
      • Winifred is located in Fergus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winifred <4>
    • Kendall ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Fergus County
    • Teigen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Heath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Fergus County
    • Lewistown Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
      • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus 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 Roy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fergus County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Roy Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Ft. Maginnis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dengel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dengel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dengel Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dengel Cemetery
    • Gilt Edge Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilt Edge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilt Edge Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilt Edge Cemetery
    • Hilger Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilger Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilger Cemetery
    • Ayers Ranch Colony Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Winifred Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kendall Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
    • Grass Range Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grass Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grass Range Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grass Range Cemetery
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Central Montana Memorial Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Central Montana Memorial Gardens is located in Fergus County
      • The Central Montana Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Montana Memorial Gardens
    • Great Divide Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Great Divide Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • The Great Divide Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Piper Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Divide Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Lewistown Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lewistown Cemetery is located in Fergus County
      • The Lewistown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lewistown City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewistown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1862955 <8>

    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 Roy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1722540  (Roy Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1722540 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: Roy
      • County: Fergus         Elev: 1079
      • Location given for GNIS #1722540 (Roy Cemetery)

    The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.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 Fergus, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Roy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3428, Longitude: -108.9568       In this case, the coordinates for the Roy 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <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 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.
    <8>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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