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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Clarkston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Clarkston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Clarkston is located in Gallatin County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).

Below are the counties that are near Clarkston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarkston:

  • Gallatin County     (The home county of Clarkston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkston, with the one closest to Clarkston listed first.
    • Three Forks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Manhattan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hillman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Gallop ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Francis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Francis is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Willow Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsterdam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Churchill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
    • Belgrade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arnold
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Wisner Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkston, with the one closest to Clarkston listed first.
    • Copper City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Toston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
    • Radersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Townsend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkston, with the one closest to Clarkston listed first.
    • Cardwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkhorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarkston, with the one closest to Clarkston listed first.
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarkston, see our County-by-County Page for Clarkston.

Cemeteries Near Clarkston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarkston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Clarkston - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarkston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarkston, with the one closest to Clarkston listed first.

  • Headwaters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shull Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Shull Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384725 <2>
  • Logan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fly Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Radersburg Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Meadowview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Manhattan.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20989 <2>
  • Mt. Green Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Green Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Green Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Willow Creek.
    • The Mt. Green Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21006 <2>
  • Courts Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Deep Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Townsend.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212216 <2>
    • Stateler Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • East Gallatin Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Clarkston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarkston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarkston, with the one closest to Clarkston listed first.

  • Gallatin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Toston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Logan is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Three Forks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Manhattan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
  • Willow Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Belgrade
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Sixteen
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixteen is located in Meagher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
  • Story
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Sedan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Jefferson Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarkston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarkston.

Newspapers Published in Clarkston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarkston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarkston, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarkston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Clarkston:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clarkston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clarkston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.