Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lingenpolter (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 Lingenpolter. 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 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.
Lingenpolter is located in Powell County.
To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Powell County: Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark & Missoula.
Below are the counties that are near Lingenpolter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lingenpolter:
- Powell County (The home county of Lingenpolter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lingenpolter, with the one closest to Lingenpolter listed first.
- Wall City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wall City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jens is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Phosphate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phosphate is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emery ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Helmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reynolds City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
- Deer Lodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lingenpolter, with the one closest to Lingenpolter listed first.
- Warm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Cable City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
- Southern Cross ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
- Stump Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Anaconda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Sunnyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mine Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Granite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lingenpolter, with the one closest to Lingenpolter listed first.
- New Chicago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Chicago is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drummond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Granite ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granite is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Philipsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearmouth is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Garnet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garnet is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Stump Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lingenpolter, see our County-by-County Page for Lingenpolter.
Cemeteries Near Lingenpolter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lingenpolter.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lingenpolter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lingenpolter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lingenpolter, with the one closest to Lingenpolter listed first.
- Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Chicago.
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drummond Cemetery
- New Chicago Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21151 <2>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackfoot Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Avon.
- The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blackfoot City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498297 <2>
- Helmville Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beartown Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hill Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Hill Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Upper Hill Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Park Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Park Cemetery
- The Sand Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coloma Cemetery
- Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Lingenpolter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lingenpolter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lingenpolter, with the one closest to Lingenpolter listed first.
- Pioneer ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pioneer is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drummond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bradley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Philipsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Racetrack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Racetrack is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Helmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Warm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Champion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lingenpolter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lingenpolter.
Newspapers Published in Lingenpolter ...
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 Lingenpolter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lingenpolter, 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 Lingenpolter.
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 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 Lingenpolter:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Powell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Deer Lodge County
- Granite County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
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 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lingenpolter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lingenpolter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |