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 Culbertson (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 Culbertson. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Culbertson is located in Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County: Daniels, McCone, Richland, Sheridan, Valley & Williams (ND).

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

• Roosevelt County     (The home county of Culbertson)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Culbertson, with the one closest to Culbertson listed first.
  • McCabe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
    • McCabe is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCabe <1>
  • Froid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
    • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <1>
  • Bainville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
    • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <1>
  • Brockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton is located in Roosevelt County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockton <1>
  • Deertail Indian Village ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deertail Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deertail Indian Village
    • Deertail Indian Village is located in Roosevelt County
• Richland County
  • Fairview
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
• Sheridan County
  • Medicine Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
    • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <1>
• McKenzie County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Culbertson, with the one closest to Culbertson listed first.
  • Dore
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Harding
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)

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

Newspapers Published in Culbertson ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Culbertson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Culbertson, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Culbertson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Culbertson:

• Websites specific to Montana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Montana Historical Society

• Pages specific to Roosevelt County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Richland County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sheridan County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • McKenzie County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Montana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Montana
  • Cemeteries of Roosevelt County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Montana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Montana

Cemeteries Near Culbertson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Culbertson.

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

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

• Hillside Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Bauer Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bauer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bauer Cemetery
• Freidens Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freidens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freidens Cemetery
• Ft. Kipp Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Kipp Cemetery
• Cherry Creek Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Creek Cemetery
• Andes Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andes Cemetery
• South Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
• Finnicum Burial Ground
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnicum Burial Ground
• Bainville Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bainville Cemetery
• Kvile Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kvile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kvile Cemetery
• Lynd Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynd Cemetery
• Lynd Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lynd Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynd Cemetery
• Continue List   (22 more) ...
  • Mona Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mona Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Church Cemetery
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fisher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Culbertson had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Culbertson had a population of 789 people.

• Buford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Williams County (ND)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Culbertson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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