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 Eustis (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 Eustis. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Eustis is located in Broadwater 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 Broadwater County: Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark & Meagher.
Below are the counties that are near Eustis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eustis:
- Broadwater County (The home county of Eustis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eustis, with the one closest to Eustis listed first.
- Copper City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Copper City is located in Broadwater County
- Toston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
- Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
- Radersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eustis, with the one closest to Eustis listed first.
- Three Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <2>
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <2>
- Hillman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman is located in Gallatin County
- Willow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam - Churchill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Churchill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Churchill is located in Gallatin County
- Arnold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Gallatin County
- Belgrade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Francis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Gallatin County
- Wisner Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
- Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
- Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eustis, with the one closest to Eustis listed first.
- Cardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Cardwell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <2>
- Elkhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eustis, with the one closest to Eustis listed first.
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Red Bluff is located in Madison County
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pony ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eustis, see our County-by-County Page for Eustis.
Cemeteries Near Eustis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eustis.
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 Eustis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eustis, with the one closest to Eustis listed first.
- Headwaters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headwaters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headwaters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fly Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shull Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Green Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Green Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Willow Creek.
- The Mt. Green Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willow Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21006 <4>
- Meadowview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Manhattan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20989 <4>
- Stateler Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stateler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stateler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Parker Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Radersburg Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Radersburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Radersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Radersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150050 <4>
- Courts Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Churchill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Gallatin Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Gallatin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Gallatin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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>
While we didn't find Eustis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eustis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eustis, with the one closest to Eustis listed first.
- Gallatin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Gallatin County
- Three Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <2>
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <2>
- Toston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gallop ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
- Gallop is located in Gallatin County
- Belgrade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Springhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Springhill is located in Gallatin County
- Jefferson Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Story
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Gallatin County
- Sixteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixteen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
- Sixteen is located in Meagher County
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Red Bluff is located in Madison County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eustis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eustis.
Newspapers Published in Eustis ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eustis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eustis, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eustis.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Eustis:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Broadwater County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallatin County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eustis. 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> | 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> | 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. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eustis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eustis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9896, Longitude: -111.4666 In this case, the coordinates for Eustis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Eustis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |