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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lion City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lion City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lion City, please Contact Us.

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 Lion City (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 Lion City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lion City is historic, it would have been located within present day Beaverhead 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 Beaverhead County: Clark (ID), Fremont (ID), Lemhi (ID), Deer Lodge, Madison, Ravalli & Silver Bow.

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

  • Beaverhead County     (The home county of Lion City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lion City, with the one closest to Lion City listed first.
    • Glendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Elkhorn ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Beaverhead County
    • Wise River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Polaris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Argenta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
    • Wisdom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <3>
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lion City, with the one closest to Lion City listed first.
    • French Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Gregson ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
      • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Madison County
    • Twin Bridges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
      • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <3>
  • Silver Bow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lion City, with the one closest to Lion City listed first.
    • Melrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Moose Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
    • Highland City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
      • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Butte - Silver Bow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
      • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
    • Ramsay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Janney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Fairmont Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
      • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
      • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Gregson Hot Springs
      • Gregson Springs
      • Gregson

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

Newspapers Published in Lion City ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lion City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lion City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lion City.

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 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 Lion City:

Cemeteries Near Lion City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lion City.

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

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

  • Glendale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maurice Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Reichle Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Haining Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
  • Argenta Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Bird Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wisdom Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Point of Rocks Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Point of Rocks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Point of Rocks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Popularis Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic 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.

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

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

  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
  • Melrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dewey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Beaverhead County
  • Divide
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
    • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
  • Apex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Beaverhead County
  • Feely
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
    • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
  • Argenta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
    • Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
  • Buxton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
  • Wisdom
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Twin Bridges
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
    • Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <3>
  • Silver Bow ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bow
    • Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lion City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Lion City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lion City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6083, Longitude: -112.9259       In this case, the coordinates for Lion City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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