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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 Four Corners (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 Four Corners. 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.

Name Variations for Four Corners ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Four Corners: Four Cors.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Four Corners is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Four Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Corners.

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

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

  • Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallatin Gateway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brondel Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondel Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondel Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadowview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Gallatin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edens Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Courts Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reese Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Story
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Bozeman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Belgrade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Springhill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
  • Chestnut
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manhattan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • West End
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • West End is located in Gallatin County
  • Muir
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
    • Muir is located in Park County
  • Logan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Gallatin County
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
  • Hoppers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
  • Red Bluff
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Bluff
    • From Four Corners to Red Bluff
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gallatin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
      • Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
    • Three Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Willow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Four Corners ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Corners, 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 Four Corners.

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 websites either 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 Four Corners:

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

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Four Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6711, Longitude: -111.1856    
<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 Four Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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