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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 Denton (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 Denton. 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 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.

Denton is located in Fergus 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 Fergus County: Blaine, Chouteau, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips & Wheatland.

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

  • Fergus County     (The home county of Denton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Coffee Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Danvers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in Fergus County
    • Kendall ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Fergus County
    • Moore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Moore is located in Fergus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Hilger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glengarry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
      • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
    • Lewistown Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
      • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
    • Christina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
      • Christina is located in Fergus County
    • Lewistown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
      • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <1>
    • Roy Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
      • Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
  • Chouteau County
    • Geraldine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
      • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <1>
  • Judith Basin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Arrow Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
      • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
    • Stanford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moccasin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Windham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
    • Hobson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <1>
    • Geyser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Denton ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Denton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Denton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Denton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Denton.

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 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 Denton:

Cemeteries Near Denton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.

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

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
  • Coffee Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Creek Cemetery
  • Danvers Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
  • Square Butte Bench Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Butte Bench Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Butte Bench Cemetery
  • Benchland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benchland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benchland Cemetery
  • Moccasin Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moccasin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moccasin Cemetery
  • Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Everson Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everson Cemetery
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
  • Philbrook Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philbrook Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kendall Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendall Cemetery
    • Larson Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
    • Geraldine Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Denton had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Denton had a population of 234 people.

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

  • Stanford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Fergus County
  • Lewistown
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <1>
  • Christina
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
    • Christina is located in Fergus County

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

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

The official website for Fergus County: www.co.fergus.mt.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3184, Longitude: -109.9460    
<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>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 Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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