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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 Divide (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 Divide. 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.

Divide is located in Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Jefferson & Madison.

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

  • Silver Bow County     (The home county of Divide)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Moose Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
    • Melrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Highland City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
      • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Butte - Silver Bow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
      • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
    • Janney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Ramsay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
    • Fairmont Hot Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
      • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
      • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Gregson Hot Springs
      • Gregson Springs
      • Gregson
    • Butte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walkerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
      • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Beaverhead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Glendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Wise River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lion City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
      • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
    • Glen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • French Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Gregson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
      • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Mine Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
      • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Anaconda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
      • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
    • Warm Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
      • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Piedmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Silver Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Twin Bridges
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
      • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Divide ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Divide.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Divide, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Divide.

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 Divide:

Cemeteries Near Divide ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Divide.

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

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

  • Dewey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
  • Maurice Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bnai Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <5>
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <5>
  • Reichle Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Norton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Anaconda.
      • The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sunset Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21134 <5>

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 Divide had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Woodin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
    • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
  • Dewey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Beaverhead County
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Feely
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
    • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
  • Buxton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
  • Silver Bow ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bow
    • Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Rocker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
    • Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
  • Glen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Highview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Silver Bow County
  • Burlington ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
  • Butte
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gregson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
      • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • East Butte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
      • East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
    • Walkerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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- Divide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Divide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7512, Longitude: -112.7461    
<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 Divide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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