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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 Heron (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 Heron. 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.

Heron is located in Sanders 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 Sanders County: Bonner (ID), Shoshone (ID), Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral & Missoula.

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

  • Sanders County     (The home county of Heron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heron, with the one closest to Heron listed first.
    • Smead ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
      • Smead is located in Sanders County
    • Noxon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
      • Noxon is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <2>
    • Trout Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
      • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heron, with the one closest to Heron listed first.
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Libby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <2>
  • Bonner County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heron, with the one closest to Heron listed first.
    • Cabinet ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
      • Cabinet is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Clark Fork
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
      • Clark Fork is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <2>
    • East Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
      • East Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Cedar Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Boyer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
      • Boyer is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Algoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
      • Algoma is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Sagle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Kootenai
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cocolalla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Dufort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufort
      • Dufort is located in Bonner County (ID)
    • Westmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmond
      • Westmond is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Kootenai County (ID)
    • Bayview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayview <2>
  • Shoshone County (ID)
    • Murray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Heron ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heron.

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

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 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 Heron:

Cemeteries Near Heron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heron.

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

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

  • Heron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heron Cemetery
  • Cabinet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cabinet Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabinet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175503 <5>
  • Noxon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxon Cemetery
  • Clark Fork Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Hope Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Hope Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282122 <5>
  • Clara Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80433 <5>
  • Larchwood Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larchwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larchwood Cemetery
  • Drake Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
    • Libby Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Heron had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Noxon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
    • Noxon is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <2>
  • Tuscor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscor
    • Tuscor is located in Sanders County
  • Trout Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
    • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <2>
  • Eagle
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Childs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Sanders County

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

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

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

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>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- Heron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0585, Longitude: -115.9584    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Heron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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