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Nearest Communities to Checkerboard,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Checkerboard, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Checkerboard:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Checkerboard.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Checkerboard is located in Meagher County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meagher County: Broadwater, Cascade, Gallatin, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Park, Sweet Grass & Wheatland.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Checkerboard. Of these communities, 8 are located in counties other than Meagher County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Checkerboard (which is Meagher County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Checkerboard

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Meagher County   (where Checkerboard resides)
    • County Seat for Meagher:   White Sulphur Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Checkerboard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Checkerboard.
      • Robinson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Robinson is located in Meagher County
      • Findon ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findon
        • Findon is located in Meagher County
      • Lennep
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennep have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennep
        • Lennep is located in Meagher County
      • Castle Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Town
        • Castle Town is located in Meagher County
      • Groveland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Groveland is located in Meagher County
      • Martinsdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bruno
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
        • Bruno is located in Meagher County
      • Gauglersville ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauglersville
        • Gauglersville is located in Meagher County
      • Forest Green
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
        • Forest Green is located in Meagher County
      • Loweth
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loweth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loweth
        • Loweth is located in Meagher County
      • Lebo
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
        • Lebo is located in Meagher County
      • White Sulphur Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Wolsey
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
          • Wolsey is located in Meagher County
        • Hamen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamen
          • Hamen is located in Meagher County
        • Calkins ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calkins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
          • Calkins is located in Meagher County
        • Moss Agate
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Agate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Agate
          • Moss Agate is located in Meagher County
        • Bill Bracket Place
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bill Bracket Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Bracket Place
          • Bill Bracket Place is located in Meagher County
        • Higgins
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
          • Higgins is located in Meagher County
        • Staley Place
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Place
          • Staley Place is located in Meagher County
        • Langford City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
          • Langford City is located in Meagher County
        • Springdale Colony
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Colony
          • Springdale Colony is located in Meagher County
        • Tyman Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyman Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyman Place
          • Tyman Place is located in Meagher County
        • Bruce Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Place
          • Bruce Place is located in Meagher County
        • Ringling
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ford Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Place
          • Ford Place is located in Meagher County
        • Moyne
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moyne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyne
          • Moyne is located in Meagher County
        • Buckingham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
          • Buckingham is located in Meagher County
        • Fort Logan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Logan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
          • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
  • Cascade County
  • Judith Basin County
    • County Seat for Judith Basin:   Stanford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Checkerboard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Checkerboard.
      • Yogo Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yogo Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yogo Crossing
        • Yogo Crossing is located in Judith Basin County
      • Cameron ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Cameron is located in Judith Basin County
      • Sapphire Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
        • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
  • Wheatland County
    • County Seat for Wheatland:   Harlowton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Checkerboard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Checkerboard.
      • Martinsdale Colony
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsdale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsdale Colony
        • Martinsdale Colony is located in Wheatland County
      • Jellison Place
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jellison Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellison Place
        • Jellison Place is located in Wheatland County
      • Twodot
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Duncan Ranch Colony
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan Ranch Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Ranch Colony
        • Duncan Ranch Colony is located in Wheatland County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Checkerboard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Checkerboard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5725, Longitude: -110.5469       In this case, the coordinates for Checkerboard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<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.
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