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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Comet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Comet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Comet, please Contact Us.

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 Comet (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 Comet. 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.

Name Variations for Comet ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Comet has also been known as: High Ore.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Comet is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties 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 Comet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Comet:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Comet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
    • Boulder
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Basin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
    • Alhambra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
      • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Clancy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
      • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Montana City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
      • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <2>
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Whitehall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <2>
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
    • Radersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
      • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Park City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Frontier Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Fort Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • East Helena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Birdseye
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
      • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
    • Emery ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Powell County
    • Elliston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
      • Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <2>
    • Avon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Bow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
    • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
      • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
    • Walkerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County

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

Newspapers Published in Comet ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Comet, 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 Comet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Cemeteries Near Comet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comet.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Boulder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boulder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Boulder.
    • The Boulder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boulder Cemetery
    • Boulder Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulder Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20781 <5>
  • Jefferson City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Montana State Veterans Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montana State Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montana State Veterans Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Benton Ave. Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Ave. Cemetery
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Ft. William Henry Harrison Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • East Helena Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Helena Cemetery
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery

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.

Comet itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Amazon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
    • Amazon is located in Jefferson County
  • Portal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Jefferson County
  • Wickes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
    • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
  • Basin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boulder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Corbin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
  • Bernice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
  • Jefferson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Alhambra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
  • Elk Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clancy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trask
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trask have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
      • Trask is located in Jefferson County
    • Montana City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
      • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <2>

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Comet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Comet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Comet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3117, Longitude: -112.1699    
<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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