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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Clasoil (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 Clasoil. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Clasoil is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Powell & Silver Bow.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Clasoil)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clasoil, with the one closest to Clasoil listed first.
    • Montana City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clancy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alhambra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Jefferson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkhorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Comet ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Comet is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
      • Comet has also been known as:
      • High Ore
    • Boulder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Basin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clasoil, with the one closest to Clasoil listed first.
    • Winston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Whites City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
    • Townsend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Radersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clasoil, with the one closest to Clasoil listed first.
    • East Helena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cavetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
    • Fort Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Park City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Birdseye
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Silver City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Frontier Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
    • Canyon Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meagher County
    • Fort Logan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clasoil, with the one closest to Clasoil listed first.
    • Blossburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
    • Elliston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Clasoil ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clasoil.

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 Clasoil - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cemetery Island / Canyon Ferry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Helena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardgrove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • York Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clasoil had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • East Helena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Montana City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
  • Clancy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alhambra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Iron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
  • Jefferson City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Corbin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Canton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Birdseye
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Wickes ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Portal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Portal is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Elkhorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Townsend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini

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

Newspapers Published in Clasoil ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clasoil.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clasoil, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clasoil.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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>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 Clasoil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clasoil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.