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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 Silver Star Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.6909°   (45° 41' 27")

Lon:   -112.2881°   (-112° 17' 17")

The Silver Star Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Virginia City. Virginia City lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Silver Star Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Silver Star Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Silver Star Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Silver Star Cemetery.

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

    • Silver Star
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Twin Bridges
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
      • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <3>
    • Piedmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
    • Mammoth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth is located in Madison County
    • Highland City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
      • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Moose Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
    • Strawberry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Madison County
    • Whitehall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
    • Sheridan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
    • Janney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Melrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Pony ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cardwell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
        • Cardwell is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <3>
      • Jefferson Island
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
        • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
      • Butte - Silver Bow
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
        • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
      • Divide
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Glendale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
      • Glen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurin ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
        • Laurin is located in Madison County
      • Harrison
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Butte
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow 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 Silver Star 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 Silver Star Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Silver Star Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Fish Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Creek Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Rochester Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rochester Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
    • Twin Bridges Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bird Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bird Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
    • Whitehall Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Whitehall Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Whitehall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Whitehall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Whitehall Cemetery
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sheridan Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheridan Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
    • South Boulder Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Boulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Boulder Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Boulder Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pony Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Point of Rocks Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Point of Rocks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Point of Rocks Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Point of Rocks Cemetery
      • Mountain View Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <7>
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <7>
      • B'nai Israel Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <7>
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Silver Bow County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <7>
      • Glendale Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Reichle Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • The Reichle Cemetery is located in Beaverhead County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reichle Cemetery
      • Laurin Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laurin Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurin Cemetery
      • Harrison Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery

    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 Silver Star Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1797433  (Silver Star Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1797433 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: Silver Star
      • County: Madison         Elev: 1417
      • Location given for GNIS #1797433 (Silver Star Cemetery)

    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 Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Silver Star Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6909, Longitude: -112.2881    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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>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.
    <7>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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