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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 Laredo (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 Laredo. 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 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.

Laredo is located in Hill 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 Hill County: Blaine, Chouteau & Liberty.

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

  • Hill County     (The home county of Laredo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laredo, with the one closest to Laredo listed first.
    • Herron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
      • Herron is located in Hill County
    • Beaver Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
      • Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
    • Azure
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azure
      • Azure is located in Hill County
    • West Havre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Havre
      • West Havre is located in Hill County
    • Sangrey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangrey
      • Sangrey is located in Hill County
    • Havre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saddle Butte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
      • Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
    • Kremlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
    • Saint Pierre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pierre
      • Saint Pierre is located in Hill County
    • Parker School
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker School have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker School
      • Parker School is located in Hill County
    • Gildford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildford
      • Gildford is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gildford <2>
    • Hingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
      • Hingham is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hingham <2>
  • Blaine County
  • Chouteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laredo, with the one closest to Laredo listed first.
    • Boneau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneau
      • Boneau is located in Chouteau County
    • Box Elder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Sandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Laredo ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laredo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laredo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laredo.

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 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 Laredo:

Cemeteries Near Laredo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laredo.

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

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

  • Box Elder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Box Elder Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Box Elder.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Elder Cemetery
  • Sunset Garden Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Garden Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Garden Park Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Havre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Havre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Rocky Boy Grave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Boy Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Boy Grave
  • North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Havre Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Grainbelt Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grainbelt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grainbelt Cemetery
  • Big Sandy Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gildford Hill County Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gildford Hill County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gildford Hill County Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Hungry Hollow Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hungry Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungry Hollow Cemetery
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • East End Colony Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenilworth Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Laredo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laredo.

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

  • Box Elder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Havre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Sandy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Verona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Chouteau County
  • Warrick
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrick
    • Warrick is located in Chouteau County

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

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

The official website for Hill County: www.co.hill.mt.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laredo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laredo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4314, Longitude: -109.8833       In this case, the coordinates for Laredo 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 Laredo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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