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Nearest Communities to Fort Benton,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Fort Benton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Fort Benton:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Fort Benton.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County and is the County Seat.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chouteau County: Blaine, Cascade, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Pondera & Teton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 40 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fort Benton. Of these communities, 9 are located in counties other than Chouteau County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Fort Benton (which is Chouteau County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Fort Benton

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Chouteau County   (where Fort Benton resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.chouteau.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Chouteau:   Fort Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Benton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Benton.
      • Kershaw
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kershaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
        • Kershaw is located in Chouteau County
      • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Chouteau County
      • Tunis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
        • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
      • Chappell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
        • Chappell is located in Chouteau County
      • Loma
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
        • Ophir is located in Chouteau County
      • Patterson ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
        • Patterson is located in Chouteau County
      • Montague
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
        • Montague is located in Chouteau County
      • Colony Bay ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Bay
        • Colony Bay is located in Chouteau County
      • Lippard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lippard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippard
        • Lippard is located in Chouteau County
      • Shonkin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shonkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shonkin
        • Shonkin is located in Chouteau County
      • Carter
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
        • Carter is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <4>
      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Big Sag
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
          • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
        • Highwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Lander Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander Crossing
          • Lander Crossing is located in Chouteau County
        • Shepherd Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Crossing
          • Shepherd Crossing is located in Chouteau County
        • Floweree
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Stranahan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stranahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranahan
          • Stranahan is located in Chouteau County
        • Waltham
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
          • Waltham is located in Chouteau County
        • Virgelle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgelle
          • Virgelle is located in Chouteau County
        • Pack and Lacey Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pack and Lacey Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack and Lacey Crossing
          • Pack and Lacey Crossing is located in Chouteau County
        • Geraldine
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
          • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <4>
        • Coal Banks Landing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Banks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Banks Landing
          • Coal Banks Landing is located in Chouteau County
        • Inga ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inga
          • Inga is located in Chouteau County
        • Russell ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
          • Russell is located in Chouteau County
        • Kenilworth
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
          • Kenilworth is located in Chouteau County
        • Lonetree ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonetree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
          • Lonetree is located in Chouteau County
        • Woods Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
          • Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County
        • Verona
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
          • Verona is located in Chouteau County
        • Genou ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genou
          • Genou is located in Chouteau County
        • Square Butte
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Square Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Butte
          • Square Butte is located in Chouteau County
  • Cascade County
    • County Website:   www.co.cascade.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Cascade:   Great Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Benton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Benton.
      • Belt Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Creek
        • Belt Creek is located in Cascade County
      • Portage
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
        • Portage is located in Cascade County
      • Rogers
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Rogers is located in Cascade County
      • Salem
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Cascade County
      • Sheffels
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffels
        • Sheffels is located in Cascade County
      • Cooper
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
        • Cooper is located in Cascade County
      • Fife
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
        • Fife is located in Cascade County
      • Wayne
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
        • Wayne is located in Cascade County
  • Liberty County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Fort Benton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Benton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8287, Longitude: -110.6560       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Benton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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