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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 Maudlow (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 Maudlow. 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 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.

Maudlow is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).

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

  • Gallatin County     (The home county of Maudlow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maudlow, with the one closest to Maudlow listed first.
    • Francis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Francis is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Gallop ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Hillman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Sedan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Manhattan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belgrade
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Wisner Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
    • Three Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
    • Amsterdam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Churchill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
    • Story
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Story is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maudlow, with the one closest to Maudlow listed first.
    • Toston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Copper City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Radersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Meagher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maudlow, with the one closest to Maudlow listed first.
    • Ringling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Loweth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Loweth is located in Meagher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loweth
  • Park County

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

Cemeteries Near Maudlow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maudlow.

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 Maudlow - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maudlow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Morgan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shull Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Shull Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384725 <2>
  • Fly Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Reese Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Creek Cemetery
    • The Reese Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mormon Cemetery
  • Courts Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • East Gallatin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sedan Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Woosley Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Townsend.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212216 <2>
  • Headwaters Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Meadowview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Manhattan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20989 <2>
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
  • Sixteen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sixteen is located in Meagher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
  • Toston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Manhattan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sedan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Gallatin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Springhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Belgrade
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Meyersburg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Meyersburg is located in Park County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersburg
    • Story
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Story is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Canton is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Willow Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Maudlow ...

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 Maudlow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maudlow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maudlow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Maudlow:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maudlow) 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 Maudlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.