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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 Hoffman (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 Hoffman. 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 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.

Hoffman is located in Park 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 Park County: Carbon, Gallatin, Meagher, Stillwater, Sweet Grass & Park (WY).

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

  • Park County     (The home county of Hoffman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • Hoppers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoppers is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Brisbin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brisbin is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Pine Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine Creek is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Livingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emigrant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chico Hot Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
    • Chico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Chico is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • White City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Clyde Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wilsall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Springdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • Chestnut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Bozeman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Catron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Catron is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
    • Story
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Story is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Gallatin Gateway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wisner Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
    • Four Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Belgrade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
    • Amsterdam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hoffman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoffman.

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 Hoffman - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Timberline Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cokedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vaters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Muir Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Livingston.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountainview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21013 <2>
  • Shorthill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Magee Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Livingston.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20796 <2>
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Emigrant Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brondel Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • West End
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West End is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • Muir
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Muir is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
  • Hoppers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
  • Chestnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Brisbin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brisbin is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Chicory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chicory is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicory
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Emigrant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bozeman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chico is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Story
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Dailey ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dailey is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Springhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
    • Clyde Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Belgrade
      (23 miles [37 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 Hoffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoffman.

Newspapers Published in Hoffman ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoffman.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hoffman:

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 '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- Hoffman) 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 Hoffman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.