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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 Kerns (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 Kerns. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Kerns is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Gallatin County     (The home county of Kerns)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerns, with the one closest to Kerns listed first.
    • Four Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
    • Catron
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Catron is located in Gallatin County
    • Belgrade
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bozeman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wisner Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
      • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
    • Gallatin Gateway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
    • Churchill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
      • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
    • Amsterdam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arnold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
    • Hillman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
      • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
    • Bridger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
      • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
  • Broadwater County
    • Copper City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerns, with the one closest to Kerns listed first.
    • Norris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerns, with the one closest to Kerns listed first.
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clyde Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Park County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <1>
    • Brisbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Brisbin is located in Park County
    • Wilsall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emigrant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Kerns ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerns.

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

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 Kerns:

Cemeteries Near Kerns ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kerns.

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

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

  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Brondel Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondel Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondel Catholic Cemetery
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hills Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallatin Gateway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallatin Gateway Cemetery
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Cemetery
  • Little Holland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Holland Cemetery
  • East Gallatin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Gallatin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Gallatin Cemetery
  • Courts Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courts Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Reese Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Reese Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Mormon Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Creek Cemetery
    • Meadowview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowview Cemetery
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek 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 Kerns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kerns.

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

  • Story
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Gallatin County
  • Belgrade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bozeman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Springhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
  • Chestnut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Manhattan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <1>
  • West End
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • West End is located in Gallatin County
  • Muir
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
    • Muir is located in Park County
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
  • Logan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Gallatin County
  • Hoppers
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County
  • Sedan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gallatin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
      • Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
    • Three Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
      • Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <1>
    • Red Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
      • Red Bluff is located in Madison County

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

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

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kerns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7116, Longitude: -111.1447       In this case, the coordinates for Kerns 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 Kerns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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