A visit to the Willow Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Willow Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Creek Cemetery:
48.5422, -113.0220
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Glacier County<2>.
The county seat for Glacier County is located in Cut Bank. Cut Bank lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the east of the Willow Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Willow Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Earring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Earring Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earring Cemetery
- Birdrattler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Birdrattler Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdrattler Cemetery
- Afterbuffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Afterbuffalo Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afterbuffalo Cemetery
- Nightshoot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nightshoot Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightshoot Cemetery
- The Nightshoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharp Cemetery
- Sharp - Nightshoot Cemetery
- Schildt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Schildt Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schildt Cemetery
- East Glacier Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Family Mission Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Four Horns Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Four Horns Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Horns Cemetery
- St. Anne Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
- Hidden Lake Colony Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Hidden Lake Colony Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake Colony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hidden Lake Colony Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of Cut Bank.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379831 <5>
- Seville Colony Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robare Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robare Cemetery is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robare Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Glendale Colony Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Willow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Browning
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Browning is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
- Browning
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Browning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Browning is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
- Starr School
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starr School is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
- East Glacier Park Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Glacier Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiowa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heart Butte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Mary
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- McCarthyville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCarthyville is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthyville
- Babb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Willow Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Glacier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Willow Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Glacier County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Willow Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #778546 (Willow Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #778546 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Glacier
- Est. Elev: 1347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Browning
- Location given for Willow Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 48.5421947 Lon: -113.0220287
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Glacier, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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