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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 Merino (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 Merino. 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.

Merino is located in Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County: Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Meagher & Wheatland.

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

  • Judith Basin County     (The home county of Merino)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
    • Geyser
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stanford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
      • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
    • Windham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Judith Basin County
    • Raynesford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sapphire Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Village
      • Sapphire Village is located in Judith Basin County
    • Moccasin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Judith Basin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <1>
  • Cascade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
    • Monarch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Armington Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
      • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
    • Armington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
      • Armington is located in Cascade County
    • Neihart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
      • Neihart is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart <1>
    • Belt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
      • Belt is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <1>
  • Chouteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
    • Geraldine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
      • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <1>
    • Big Sag
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
      • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
    • Highwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fergus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merino, with the one closest to Merino listed first.
    • Coffee Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Denton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Danvers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in Fergus County

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

Newspapers Published in Merino ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merino.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merino, 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 Merino.

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 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 Merino:

Cemeteries Near Merino ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merino.

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

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

  • Surprise Creek Colony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Geyser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geyser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geyser Cemetery
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
  • McLeish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeish Cemetery
  • Lone Tree Park Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Park Cemetery
  • Geer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geer Cemetery
  • Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strouf Pioneer Cemetery
  • Coffee Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Creek Cemetery
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
  • Kibbey Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibbey Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
  • Benchland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benchland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benchland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Larson Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
    • Dry Fork Road Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Fork Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Fork Road Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<4>

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

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

  • Stanford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Monarch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Armington
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Neihart
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
    • Neihart is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart <1>
  • Belt
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merino. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merino) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2439, Longitude: -110.3660       In this case, the coordinates for Merino have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Merino, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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