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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 Fuller (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 Fuller. 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.

Fuller is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Powell & Silver Bow.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Fuller)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller, with the one closest to Fuller listed first.
    • Basin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Comet ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Comet is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
      • Comet has also been known as:
      • High Ore
    • Boulder
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bernice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Elk Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Elkhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Jefferson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alhambra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Clancy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Montana City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
    • Pipestone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller, with the one closest to Fuller listed first.
    • Radersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
    • Winston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Lodge County
    • Warm Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller, with the one closest to Fuller listed first.
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Park City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Frontier Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
    • Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
    • Fort Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • East Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Birdseye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Madison County
    • Jefferson Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller, with the one closest to Fuller listed first.
    • Emery ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Emery is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Elliston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Blossburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
    • Deer Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Bow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller, with the one closest to Fuller listed first.
    • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
    • Walkerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Janney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
    • Ramsay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Fuller ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fuller.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fuller - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fuller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Boulder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bnai Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <2>
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <2>
  • Old Whitehall Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Benton Ave. Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Montana State Veterans Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <2>
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <2>
  • Continue List   (22 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.<4>

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

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

  • Basin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Comet ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Comet is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
    • Comet has also been known as:
    • High Ore
  • Boulder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Amazon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Amazon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazon
  • Portal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Portal is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Bernice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Wickes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
  • Elk Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Corbin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Elkhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Jefferson City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Trask
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Trask is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Alhambra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Clancy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Fuller ...

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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fuller.

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

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 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 Fuller:

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 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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fuller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Fuller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.