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The location of the VFW Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 VFW Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the VFW Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   47.5958°   (47° 35' 44")

Lon:   -115.3268°   (-115° 19' 36")

The VFW Cemetery is located in Sanders County<2>.

The county seat for Sanders County is located in Thompson Falls. Thompson Falls lies just to the west northwest of the VFW Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 VFW Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Sanders County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the VFW Cemetery.

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

    • Thompson Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
      • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <4>
    • Eddy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
      • Eddy is located in Sanders County
    • Haugan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Saltese
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • De Borgia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
      • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <4>
    • Cabin City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
      • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
    • East Portal ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
      • East Portal is located in Mineral County
    • Trout Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
      • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <4>
    • Saint Regis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
    • Burke ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
    • Mullan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
      • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Murray
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
      • Frisco
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
        • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Carbon Center
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
        • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Woodland Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
        • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Paradise
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Paradise is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>

    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 VFW Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanders County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the VFW Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saltese Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saltese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saltese Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saltese Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314870 <6>
    • De Borgia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dominion Peak Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dominion Peak Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dominion Peak Cemetery is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominion Peak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420831 <6>
    • St. Regis Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Plains Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plains Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Lynch Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Murray Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • United Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Cemetery is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Miners Union Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miners Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miners Union Cemetery is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miners Union Cemetery
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Pluffe Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluffe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pluffe Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluffe Cemetery
    • Maillet Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maillet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maillet Cemetery is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maillet 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 VFW Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #792666  (VFW Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #792666 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: Thompson Falls
      • County: Sanders         Elev: 753
      • Location given for GNIS #792666 (VFW Cemetery)

    The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

    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 Sanders, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the VFW Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5958, Longitude: -115.3268       In this case, the coordinates for the VFW Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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