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A visit to the Saint Thomas 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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...

The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Powell County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Avon Cemetery
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • Beartown Cemetery
    • The Beartown Cemetery is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown Cemetery
  • Blackfoot Cemetery
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackfoot Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Avon.
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blackfoot City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498297 <3>
  • Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
    • The Lincoln Gulch Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
  • Memorial Meadows Cemetery
    • The Memorial Meadows Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Meadows Cemetery
  • Ovando Cemetery
    • The Ovando Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovando Cemetery
  • Sand Park Cemetery
    • The Sand Park Cemetery is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Park Cemetery
    • The Sand Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coloma Cemetery
  • Seeley Lake Cemetery
    • The Seeley Lake Cemetery is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Lake Cemetery
  • Tuck Cemetery
    • The Tuck Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Chicago.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Drummond Cemetery
    • New Chicago Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21151 <3>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Avon
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Drummond
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
  • Garrison
  • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
  • Greenough
  • Hall
  • Helmville
  • Jens
    • Jens is located in Powell County
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  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lincoln
    • New Chicago
      • New Chicago is located in Granite County
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    • Ovando
    • Phosphate
      • Phosphate is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
    • Reynolds City
      • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
    • Stump Town ‑ Historic
      • Stump Town is located in Granite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
    • Wall City
      • Wall City is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City

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 St. Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Powell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Thomas 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 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Powell 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 St. Thomas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1803318  (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1803318 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: Powell
      • Est. Elev: 1316 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Helmville

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Thomas Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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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