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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 McLeod (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 McLeod. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

McLeod is located in Sweet Grass 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 Sweet Grass County: Golden Valley, Meagher, Park, Stillwater & Wheatland.

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

  • Sweet Grass County     (The home county of McLeod)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLeod, with the one closest to McLeod listed first.
    • Big Timber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greycliff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sourdough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourdough
      • Sourdough is located in Sweet Grass County
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLeod, with the one closest to McLeod listed first.
    • Springdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Park County
    • Brisbin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
      • Brisbin is located in Park County
    • Clyde Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Park County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <1>
  • Stillwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McLeod, with the one closest to McLeod listed first.
    • Nye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beehive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
      • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
    • Reed Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Stillwater County

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

Newspapers Published in McLeod ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLeod.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLeod, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McLeod.

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 McLeod:

Cemeteries Near McLeod ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLeod.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Big Timber.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Timber Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #672769 <4>
  • Bruffey Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruffey Cemetery
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Thomas Massacre Gravesite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes Cemetery
  • Kent Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Livingston.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountainview Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21013 <4>
  • Nye Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Shorthill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shorthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shorthill Cemetery
    • Reed Point Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Point Cemetery
    • Reed Point Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McLeod had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Springdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Hot Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hot Springs
    • Hunters Hot Springs is located in Park County
  • Elton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Park County
  • Big Timber
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greycliff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Brisbin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brisbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
    • Brisbin is located in Park County
  • Clyde Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
    • Clyde Park is located in Park County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde Park <1>
  • Hoppers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoppers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
    • Hoppers is located in Park County

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

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

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McLeod) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLeod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6626, Longitude: -110.1163    
<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 McLeod, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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