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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 Country Court (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 Country Court. 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 Country Court ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Country Court: Country Ct. (or less commonly used: Country Crt.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Country Court 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 Country Court. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Country Court:

  • Gallatin County     (The home county of Country Court)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Court, with the one closest to Country Court listed first.
    • Gallatin Gateway
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Four Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Bozeman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Catron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Catron is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
    • Story
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Story is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Arnold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Belgrade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
    • Churchill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
    • Wisner Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
    • Amsterdam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Manhattan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Court, with the one closest to Country Court listed first.
    • Red Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Red Bluff is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
    • Big Sky Mountain Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Norris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McAllister
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Court, with the one closest to Country Court listed first.
    • Hoppers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hoppers is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Emigrant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brisbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brisbin is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Pray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Chico Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
    • Chico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chico is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico

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

Cemeteries Near Country Court ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Court.

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 Country Court - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Holland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brondel Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • The Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bozeman.
    • The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Gallatin Valley Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132998 <2>
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • East Gallatin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Black Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Timberline Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Courts Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Country Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Court.

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

  • Bozeman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Story
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Belgrade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Springhill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Manhattan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • West End
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West End is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Muir
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Muir is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
  • Logan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Red Bluff
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Hoppers
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
  • Norris
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gallop ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Gallatin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Three Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Country Court ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Court.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Country Court:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Court) 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 Country Court, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.