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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. 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 St. Thomas Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Thomas Cemetery

Lat:   46.8663°   (46° 51' 58")

Lon:   -112.9564°   (-112° 57' 23")

The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Powell County<2>.

The county seat for Powell County is located in Deer Lodge. Deer Lodge lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Thomas Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memorial Meadows Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Meadows Cemetery
    • The Memorial Meadows Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lincoln Gulch Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Ovando Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovando Cemetery
    • The Ovando Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Tuck Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tuck Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Beartown Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beartown Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Beartown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Beartown Cemetery is located in Granite County
  • Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Granite County
    • 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 <6>
  • Sand Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Park Cemetery
    • The Sand Park Cemetery is located in Missoula County
    • The Sand Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coloma Cemetery
  • Blackfoot Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackfoot Cemetery
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackfoot Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Avon.
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blackfoot City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498297 <6>
  • Seeley Lake Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seeley Lake Cemetery
    • The Seeley Lake Cemetery is located in Missoula County
  • Avon Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Powell County

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]<3> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.

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

  • Helmville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ovando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <7>
  • Reynolds City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
    • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
  • Drummond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
  • Jens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
    • Jens is located in Powell County
  • Stump Town ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
    • Stump Town is located in Granite County
  • Garnet ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
    • Garnet is located in Granite County
  • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
  • Phosphate
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phosphate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
    • Phosphate is located in Powell County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wall City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
      • Wall City is located in Powell County
    • Greenough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
      • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Garrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark 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 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.

  • Drummond
  • Garnet - Historic

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 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:

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: GNIS record #1803318 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: Helmville
    • County: Powell         Elev: 1316
    • Location given for GNIS #1803318 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)

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 Powell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8663, Longitude: -112.9564       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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