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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 Hodges (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 Hodges. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Hodges is located in Dawson 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 Dawson County: McCone, Prairie, Richland & Wibaux.

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

  • Dawson County     (The home county of Hodges)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodges, with the one closest to Hodges listed first.
    • Allard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
      • Allard is located in Dawson County
    • Glendive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Glendive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
      • West Glendive is located in Dawson County
  • Wibaux County
    • Wibaux
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wibaux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux
      • Wibaux is located in Wibaux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wibaux <2>
  • Golden Valley County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodges, with the one closest to Hodges listed first.
    • Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <2>
    • Golva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
      • Golva is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <2>
    • Sentinel Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
      • Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Hodges ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hodges.

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

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

  • Wibaux County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wibaux County Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wibaux County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wibaux.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21167 <4>
  • St. Philips Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson County Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the south of Wibaux.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20775 <4>
  • Been Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Been Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Been Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the south of Wibaux.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20759 <4>
  • Dawson Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Glueckstal Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glueckstal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glueckstal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grand View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jehovah Lutheran Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jehovah Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jehovah Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Missouri Lutheran Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marsh Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carlyle Crown Hill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plain View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Hodges had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Allard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
    • Allard is located in Dawson County
  • Glendive
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Colgate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
    • Colgate is located in Dawson County
  • Hoyt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
    • Hoyt is located in Dawson County

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

Newspapers Published in Hodges ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodges.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hodges, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hodges.

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 helpful 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 Hodges:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hodges) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hodges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9836, Longitude: -104.3877       In this case, the coordinates for Hodges have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hodges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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