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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 Lolo Hot Springs (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 Lolo Hot Springs. 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 Lolo Hot Springs ...

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 Lolo Hot Springs: Lolo Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Lolo Hot Spngs. or Lolo Hot Sprngs.)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula 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 Missoula County: Clearwater (ID), Idaho (ID), Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Powell, Ravalli & Sanders.

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

  • Missoula County     (The home county of Lolo Hot Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolo Hot Springs, with the one closest to Lolo Hot Springs listed first.
    • Lolo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Huson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • De Smet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Smet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • De Smet is located in Missoula County
    • Frenchtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <1>
    • Grass Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Orchard Homes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
      • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
    • Wye
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
      • Wye is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <1>
    • Missoula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
      • Missoula is located in Missoula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <1>
    • Travois Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
      • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
    • Stark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Missoula County
    • East Missoula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
      • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Evaro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
      • Evaro is located in Missoula County
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolo Hot Springs, with the one closest to Lolo Hot Springs listed first.
    • Alberton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crescent City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
  • Ravalli County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolo Hot Springs, with the one closest to Lolo Hot Springs listed first.
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Ravalli County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <1>
    • Stevensville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cinnabar Court
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
      • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
    • Victor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bing
      • Bing is located in Ravalli County
    • Pinesdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesdale
      • Pinesdale is located in Ravalli County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinesdale <1>
  • Clearwater County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lolo Hot Springs, with the one closest to Lolo Hot Springs listed first.
    • The Cedars
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
      • The Cedars is located in Clearwater County (ID)
    • Moose City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose City
      • Moose City is located in Clearwater County (ID)

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

Cemeteries Near Lolo Hot Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lolo Hot Springs.

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 Lolo Hot Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Woodman Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Florence - Carlton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florence - Carlton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florence - Carlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Tarkio Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarkio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarkio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tarkio Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fold of Messiah Cemetery
    • Tarkio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278496 <4>
  • Post Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchtown Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Quartz Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shoecraft & Gorman Grave Site
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoecraft & Gorman Grave Site
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoecraft & Gorman Grave Site have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Missoula Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Victor Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Lolo Hot Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lolo Hot Springs.

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

  • Lothrop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothrop
    • Lothrop is located in Missoula County
  • Ninemile
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninemile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Missoula County
  • Carlton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Carlton is located in Missoula County
  • Lolo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Huson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • De Smet
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Smet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • De Smet is located in Missoula County
  • Grass Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
  • Frenchtown
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <1>
  • Stevensville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bitter Root ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Root have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
    • Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
  • Missoula
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
    • Missoula is located in Missoula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <1>
  • Victor
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Evaro
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
    • Evaro is located in Missoula County

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

Newspapers Published in Lolo Hot Springs ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lolo Hot Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lolo Hot Springs, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lolo Hot Springs.

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 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 Lolo Hot Springs:

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

The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Lolo Hot Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Lolo Hot Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lolo Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7277, Longitude: -114.5307       In this case, the coordinates for Lolo Hot Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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