Our Genealogy Helper
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 Homestake (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 Homestake. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Homestake 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 Homestake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homestake:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Homestake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pipestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Cardwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Basin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boulder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Comet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Beaverhead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Wise River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Lodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Mine Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Warm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- French Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Anaconda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Sunnyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Silver Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Mammoth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Twin Bridges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Pony ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Bow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Janney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Janney is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Butte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Walkerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Butte - Silver Bow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Moose Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
- Ramsay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
- Divide
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homestake, see our County-by-County Page for Homestake.
Cemeteries Near Homestake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homestake.
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 Homestake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homestake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Star Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Anaconda.
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21134 <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rochester Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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 Homestake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homestake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homestake, with the one closest to Homestake listed first.
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- East Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
- Pipestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Butte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Walkerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Rocker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
- Trask
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trask is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
- Feely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Feely is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
- Silver Bow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bow
- Buxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
- Elk Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homestake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homestake.
Newspapers Published in Homestake ...
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 Homestake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homestake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homestake.
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 Homestake:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaverhead County
- Deer Lodge County
- Madison County
- Silver Bow County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homestake) 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 Homestake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |