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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 Lander Crossing (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 Lander Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Lander Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lander Crossing: Lander Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Lander Crossing is located in Chouteau 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 Chouteau County: Blaine, Cascade, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Pondera & Teton.

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

  • Chouteau County     (The home county of Lander Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lander Crossing, with the one closest to Lander Crossing listed first.
    • Floweree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Highwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <1>
    • Big Sag
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
      • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
    • Fort Benton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Benton
      • Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Benton <1>
    • Loma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cascade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lander Crossing, with the one closest to Lander Crossing listed first.
    • Belt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
      • Belt is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <1>
    • Black Eagle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
      • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <1>
    • Countryside Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
      • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
    • Armington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
      • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Great Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Armington Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
      • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
    • Sand Coulee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Sun Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
      • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Vaughn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Cascade County
  • Judith Basin County

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

Newspapers Published in Lander Crossing ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lander Crossing.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lander Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Lander Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lander Crossing.

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

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lower Belt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Belt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Belt Cemetery
  • Upper Highwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Highwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Highwood Cemetery
  • Big Willow Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Willow Cemetery
  • Big Willow Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Willow Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Upper Shonkin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Shonkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Shonkin Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
  • Highland Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Sand Coulee Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Stone Colony Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 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.<5>

While we didn't find Lander Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lander Crossing.

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

  • Highwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Floweree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Cascade County
  • Tunis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
  • Watson ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Cascade County
  • North Great Falls ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great Falls
    • North Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Belt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <1>
  • Fort Benton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Benton
    • Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Benton <1>
  • Great Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Armington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Sand Coulee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Vaughn
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Chouteau County: www.co.chouteau.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lander Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lander Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6430, Longitude: -110.9333       In this case, the coordinates for Lander Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Lander Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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