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Introduction ...

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

We've added Duncan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Duncan, 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 Duncan (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 Duncan. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Duncan is historic, it would have been located within present day Flathead 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 Flathead County: Glacier, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Sanders & Teton.

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

  • Flathead County     (The home county of Duncan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Kalispell
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Evergreen
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Flathead County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
    • Forest Hill Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
      • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
    • Creston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rhodes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Flathead County
    • Somers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kila
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfmoon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfmoon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
      • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Columbia Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whitefish
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bigfork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Duncan, with the one closest to Duncan listed first.
    • Lake Mary Ronan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
      • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
    • Woods Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bay
      • Woods Bay is located in Lake County
    • Proctor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rollins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollins <2>
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bear Dance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Dance
      • Bear Dance is located in Lake County
    • Elmo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Big Arm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Swan Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Lake County
  • Sanders County
    • Niarada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niarada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niarada
      • Niarada is located in Sanders County

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

Cemeteries Near Duncan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duncan.

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

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

  • C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Demersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Demersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Demersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glacier Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glacier Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glacier Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Creston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creston Cemetery
    • The Creston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creston Community Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
  • St. Richard Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Richard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Richard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soldiers Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitefish Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitefish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitefish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bigfork Community Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigfork Community Cemetery
      • The Bigfork Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Fork Community Cemetery
      • Swan View Memorial Gardens

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

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

  • Kalispell
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Flathead County
  • Columbia Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Duncan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duncan.

Newspapers Published in Duncan ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duncan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duncan, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duncan.

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 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 Duncan:

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

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 Duncan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2047, Longitude: -114.3010       In this case, the coordinates for Duncan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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