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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 Kotke (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 Kotke. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Park County     (The home county of Kotke)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kotke, with the one closest to Kotke listed first.
    • Emigrant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chico Hot Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
      • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
    • Pray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • White City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Park County
    • Brisbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Pine Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Park County
    • Jardine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
      • Jardine is located in Park County
    • Gardiner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
      • Gardiner is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <1>
    • Livingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kotke, with the one closest to Kotke listed first.
    • Big Sky Canyon Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Big Sky Meadow Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Meadow Village
      • Big Sky Meadow Village is located in Gallatin County
    • Chestnut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
      • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
    • Gallatin Gateway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Sky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky
      • Big Sky is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sky <1>
    • Bozeman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Catron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Catron is located in Gallatin County
    • Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Madison County
    • Big Sky Mountain Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Mountain Village
      • Big Sky Mountain Village is located in Madison County
  • Park County (WY)
    • Mammoth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)

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

Newspapers Published in Kotke ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kotke.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kotke, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kotke.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kotke:

Cemeteries Near Kotke ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kotke.

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

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

  • Emigrant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emigrant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emigrant Cemetery
  • Chico Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chico Cemetery
  • Magee Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee Cemetery
  • Aldridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldridge Cemetery
  • Shorthill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shorthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shorthill Cemetery
  • Soldiers Chapel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Chapel Cemetery
  • Horr Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horr Cemetery
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
  • Edens Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edens Cemetery
  • Timberline Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timberline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timberline Cemetery
  • Gardiner Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiner Cemetery
  • Jardine Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jardine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jardine Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cokedale Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokedale Cemetery
    • Sunset Hills Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Sykes Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes 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 Kotke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kotke.

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

  • Dailey ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
    • Dailey is located in Park County
  • Emigrant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Park County
  • Chicory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicory
    • Chicory is located in Park County
  • Sphinx
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sphinx have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx
    • Sphinx is located in Park County
  • Brisbin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Chestnut
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Muir
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • West End
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Gardiner
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Gardiner is located in Park County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <1>
  • Bozeman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Hoppers
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Livingston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Story
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • 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

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

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kotke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kotke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3385, Longitude: -110.8977       In this case, the coordinates for Kotke 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 Kotke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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