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Introduction ...

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

We've added Coolidge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coolidge, 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 Coolidge (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 Coolidge. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Coolidge is historic, it would have been located within present day Beaverhead 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 Beaverhead County: Clark (ID), Fremont (ID), Lemhi (ID), Deer Lodge, Madison, Ravalli & Silver Bow.

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

  • Beaverhead County     (The home county of Coolidge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coolidge, with the one closest to Coolidge listed first.
    • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
    • Lion City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lion City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
      • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
    • Polaris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Glendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Argenta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wise River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wisdom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bannack ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack
      • Bannack is located in Beaverhead County
    • Dillon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
  • Deer Lodge County
    • French Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Silver Bow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coolidge, with the one closest to Coolidge listed first.
    • Melrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Divide
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moose Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County

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

Cemeteries Near Coolidge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coolidge.

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 Coolidge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Maurice Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Argenta Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haining Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Reichle Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Popularis Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bannack Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wisdom Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochester Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Briston Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bird Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Point of Rocks Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Point of Rocks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Point of Rocks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • Argenta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
    • Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
  • Glen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
  • Apex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Beaverhead County
  • Melrose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dewey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Beaverhead County
  • Wisdom
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bannack ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack
    • Bannack is located in Beaverhead County
  • Divide
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
  • Woodin
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
    • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
  • Barretts
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barretts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
    • Barretts is located in Beaverhead County

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

Newspapers Published in Coolidge ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coolidge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coolidge, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coolidge.

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 Coolidge:

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 Coolidge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coolidge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coolidge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4894, Longitude: -113.0364       In this case, the coordinates for Coolidge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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