A visit to the Sand Park 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 Sand Park Cemetery ...

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

Lat: 46.8341° (46° 50' 2")

Lon: -113.3831° (-113° 22' 59")

The Sand Park Cemetery is located in Missoula County<1>.

The county seat for Missoula County is located in Missoula. Missoula lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west of the Sand Park Cemetery .

Name Variations for Sand Park Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Sand Park Cemetery has also been known as:

Coloma Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sand Park Cemetery.<3>

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

Beartown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4>
- The Beartown Cemetery is located in Granite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Beartown Cemetery
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to the Beartown Cemetery
Seeley Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seeley Lake Cemetery
- The Seeley Lake Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Seeley Lake Cemetery
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to the Seeley Lake Cemetery
Ovando Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovando Cemetery
- The Ovando Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Ovando Cemetery
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to the Ovando Cemetery
Valley Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Valley Cemetery
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to the Valley Cemetery
Helmville Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Helmville Cemetery is located in Powell County
St. Thomas Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Powell County
St. Mary Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21097 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Mary Cemetery
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to the St. Mary Cemetery
St. Mary Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Missoula County
Missoula Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missoula Cemetery
- The Missoula Cemetery is located in Missoula County
- The Missoula Cemetery has also been known as:
- Missoula City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20999 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Missoula Cemetery
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to the Missoula Cemetery
Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lincoln Gulch Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark 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]<2> of the Sand Park Cemetery.

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

Stump Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
Garnet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Garnet is located in Granite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garnet
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Garnet
Beartown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Beartown is located in Granite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beartown
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Beartown
Reynolds City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
- Reynolds City is located in Powell County
Greenough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Greenough is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenough <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenough
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Greenough
Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
- Bearmouth is located in Granite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bearmouth
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Bearmouth
Drummond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Drummond is located in Granite County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drummond
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Drummond
Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <7>
Ovando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovando
- Ovando is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovando <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ovando
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Ovando
Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Granite County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hall
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Hall
Helmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmville
- Helmville is located in Powell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helmville <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helmville
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Helmville
Bonner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
- Bonner is located in Missoula County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonner
- From the Sand Park Cemetery to Bonner
Continue List (7 more) ...
- Piltzville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piltzville
  - Piltzville is located in Missoula County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Piltzville
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to Piltzville
- Seeley Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Lake
  - Seeley Lake is located in Missoula County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seeley Lake <7>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Seeley Lake
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to Seeley Lake
- Stone
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  - Stone is located in Granite County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Stone
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to Stone
- Jens
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
  - Jens is located in Powell County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Jens
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to Jens
- Milltown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  - Milltown is located in Missoula County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <7>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Milltown
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to Milltown
- East Missoula
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
  - East Missoula is located in Missoula County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to East Missoula
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to East Missoula
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldcreek
  - Goldcreek is located in Powell County
  - Goldcreek has also been known as:
  - Gold Creek
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldcreek <7>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Goldcreek
  - From the Sand Park Cemetery to Goldcreek

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 Sand Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Missoula County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Drummond
- Drummond lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sand Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drummond.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
Garnet - Historic
- Garnet lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Sand Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garnet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
Missoula
- Missoula lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Sand Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Missoula.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
Seeley Lake
- Seeley Lake lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Sand Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seeley Lake.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley Lake

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 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 Sand Park Cemetery:

Pages specific to Montana:
Pages specific to Missoula County:
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Granite County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Lewis and Clark County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Powell County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Missoula County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Montana
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Montana
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Montana
- Cemeteries of Missoula
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Sand Park Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Sand Park Cemetery:

Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #770041 (Coloma Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #770041 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: Union Peak
- County: Missoula Elev: 1855
- Location given for GNIS #770041 (Coloma Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8341, Longitude: -113.3831
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<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.
<6>	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.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.