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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 Hungry Joe (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 Hungry Joe. 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 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.

Hungry Joe 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 Hungry Joe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hungry Joe:

  • Dawson County     (The home county of Hungry Joe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hungry Joe, with the one closest to Hungry Joe listed first.
    • Glendive
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Glendive
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
      • West Glendive is located in Dawson County
    • Allard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
      • Allard is located in Dawson County
    • Lindsay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie County
    • Fallon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <1>
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hungry Joe, with the one closest to Hungry Joe listed first.
    • Knife River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
      • Knife River is located in Richland County
    • Savage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wibaux County
    • Wibaux
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wibaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Hungry Joe ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hungry Joe.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hungry Joe:

Cemeteries Near Hungry Joe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hungry Joe.

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

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

  • Dawson County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson County Cemetery
  • Dawson Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Glueckstal Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glueckstal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glueckstal Cemetery
  • Grand View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Cemetery
  • Missouri Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Lutheran Cemetery
  • Jehovah Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jehovah Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jehovah Lutheran Cemetery
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
  • Red Top Mennonite Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Wibaux County Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wibaux County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wibaux County Cemetery
  • Been Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Been Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Been Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • West Church Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Church Cemetery
    • Fallon Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fallon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fallon Cemetery
    • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery

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

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

  • Glendive
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Colgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
    • Colgate is located in Dawson County
  • Allard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
    • Allard is located in Dawson County
  • Hoyt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
    • Hoyt is located in Dawson County
  • Hodges
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
    • Hodges 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 Hungry Joe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hungry Joe.

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

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

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 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Hungry Joe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hungry Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0961, Longitude: -104.6994       In this case, the coordinates for Hungry Joe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hungry Joe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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