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Introduction ...

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

We've added Emery to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Emery, 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 Emery (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 Emery. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Emery is historic, it would have been located within present day Powell 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 Powell County: Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark & Missoula.

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

  • Powell County     (The home county of Emery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Deer Lodge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
      • Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <3>
    • Elliston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Phosphate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phosphate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
      • Phosphate is located in Powell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Phosphate
      • From Emery to Phosphate
    • Wall City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
      • Wall City is located in Powell County
    • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
      • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Blossburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blossburg
      • From Emery to Blossburg
    • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Warm Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mine Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
      • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mine Creek
      • From Emery to Mine Creek
    • Anaconda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregson ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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:<5>
      • 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
    • Sunnyside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stump Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
      • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jefferson County
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emery, with the one closest to Emery listed first.
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frontier Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Austin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Birdseye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Bow County

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

Cemeteries Near Emery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emery.

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

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackfoot Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anaconda Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Boulder Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boulder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Boulder.
    • The Boulder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boulder Cemetery
    • Boulder Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20781 <7>
  • New Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

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

  • Champion ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
    • Champion is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Racetrack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racetrack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
    • Racetrack is located in Powell County
  • Bradley ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Powell County
  • Bernice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
  • Elliston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Garrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Avon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Warm Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Basin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elk Park
    • From Emery to Elk Park
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Comet ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Trask
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trask have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
      • Trask is located in Jefferson County
    • Pioneer ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Powell County
    • Blossburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blossburg
      • From Emery to Blossburg

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

Newspapers Published in Emery ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emery, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emery.

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 Emery:

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 Emery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Emery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3759, Longitude: -112.5779       In this case, the coordinates for Emery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.




 

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