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A visit to the Surprise Creek Colony 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 Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery

Lat:   47.1689°   (47° 10' 8")

Lon:   -110.3323°   (-110° 19' 56")

The Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County<1>.

The county seat for Judith Basin County is located in Stanford. Stanford lies just to the east southeast of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Stanford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanford Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Geyser Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geyser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geyser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Geyser Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Tree Park Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Geer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Geer Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Larson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Larson Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Benchland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benchland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benchland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benchland Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strouf Pioneer Cemetery is located in Fergus County
  • Barker Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Cascade County
  • McLeish Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLeish Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Coffee Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coffee Creek Cemetery is located in Fergus County
  • Kibbey Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kibbey Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Utica Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utica Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Utica Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Dry Fork Road Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Fork Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Fork Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Fork Road Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Monarch Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monarch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monarch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monarch Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Philbrook Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philbrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Philbrook Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Moccasin Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moccasin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moccasin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Judith Basin County
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Neihart Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neihart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neihart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neihart Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Big Willow Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Willow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Big Willow Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Willow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Willow Cemetery is located in Chouteau County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.

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

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 Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Judith Basin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Coffee Creek
  • Denton
    • Denton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Geyser
    • Geyser lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geyser.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Moccasin
    • Moccasin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moccasin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
  • Monarch
  • Neihart
    • Neihart lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neihart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
  • Stanford

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Surprise Creek Colony 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 Judith Basin, 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 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 Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1689, Longitude: -110.3323    
<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>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>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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