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 Flatwillow (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 Flatwillow. 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 and doctors 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.

Flatwillow is located in Petroleum 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 Petroleum County: Fergus, Garfield, Musselshell & Phillips.

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

• Petroleum County     (The home county of Flatwillow)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Flatwillow, with the one closest to Flatwillow listed first.
  • Winnett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnett
    • Winnett is located in Petroleum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnett <2>
  • Teigen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teigen
    • Teigen is located in Petroleum County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teigen <2>
  • Cat Creek
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
    • Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
• Fergus County
  • Grass Range
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
    • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <2>
• Garfield County
  • Mosby
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
    • Mosby is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <2>
• Musselshell County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Flatwillow, with the one closest to Flatwillow listed first.
  • Musselshell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselshell
    • Musselshell is located in Musselshell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musselshell <2>
  • Roundup
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
    • Roundup is located in Musselshell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundup <2>
  • Camp Three
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Three have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Three
    • Camp Three is located in Musselshell County
  • Melstone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstone
    • Melstone is located in Musselshell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melstone <2>
  • Klein
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klein
    • Klein is located in Musselshell County

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

Newspapers Published in Flatwillow ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flatwillow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flatwillow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flatwillow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Flatwillow:

• Websites specific to Montana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Montana Historical Society

• Pages specific to Petroleum County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Fergus County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Garfield County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Musselshell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Montana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Montana
  • Cemeteries of Petroleum County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Montana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Montana

Cemeteries Near Flatwillow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flatwillow.

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

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

• Flatwillow Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flatwillow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flatwillow Cemetery
• Winnett Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnett Cemetery
• Cat Creek Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cat Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cat Creek Cemetery
• Tyler Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
• Grass Range Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grass Range Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grass Range Cemetery
• Roundup Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roundup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundup Cemetery
• Musselshell Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musselshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musselshell Cemetery
• Miracle Lodge #84 Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miracle Lodge #84 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miracle Lodge #84 Cemetery
• United Mine Workers of America Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Mine Workers of America Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Mine Workers of America Cemetery
• Dengel Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dengel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dengel Cemetery

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.<4>

While we didn't find Flatwillow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flatwillow.

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

• Grass Range
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Range
  • Grass Range is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Range <2>
• Roundup
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
  • Roundup is located in Musselshell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundup <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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