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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 Merriman (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 Merriman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Merriman is located in Park 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 Park County: Carbon, Gallatin, Meagher, Stillwater, Sweet Grass & Park (WY).

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

  • Park County     (The home county of Merriman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
    • Emigrant
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico Hot Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
      • Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
    • White City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Park County
    • Pray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brisbin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Pine Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Pine Creek is located in Park County
    • Jardine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
      • Jardine is located in Park County
    • Gardiner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
      • Gardiner is located in Park County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <1>
    • Livingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Merriman, with the one closest to Merriman listed first.
    • Chestnut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
      • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
    • Big Sky Canyon Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bozeman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Sky Meadow Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Meadow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Meadow Village
      • Big Sky Meadow Village is located in Gallatin County
    • Gallatin Gateway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Catron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Catron is located in Gallatin County
    • Big Sky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky
      • Big Sky is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sky <1>
    • Four Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
  • Madison County
    • Big Sky Mountain Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Mountain Village
      • Big Sky Mountain Village is located in Madison County
  • Park County (WY)
    • Mammoth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)

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

Newspapers Published in Merriman ...

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 Merriman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merriman, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merriman.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Merriman:

Cemeteries Near Merriman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merriman.

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

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

  • Emigrant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emigrant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emigrant Cemetery
  • Chico Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chico Cemetery
  • Magee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee Cemetery
  • Shorthill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Aldridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldridge Cemetery
  • Horr Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horr Cemetery
  • Jardine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jardine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jardine Cemetery
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Cokedale Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokedale Cemetery
  • Gardiner Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Timberline Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timberline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timberline Cemetery
    • Vaters Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaters Cemetery
    • Muir Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muir 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.<4>

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

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

  • Emigrant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Chico is located in Park County
  • Dailey ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
    • Dailey is located in Park County
  • Chicory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicory
    • Chicory is located in Park County
  • Sphinx
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sphinx have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx
    • Sphinx is located in Park County
  • Brisbin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Gardiner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Gardiner is located in Park County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <1>
  • Chestnut
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
  • Hoppers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Muir
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
    • Muir is located in Park County
  • West End
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • West End is located in Gallatin County
  • Livingston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bozeman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.org/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Merriman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merriman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3388, Longitude: -110.7685       In this case, the coordinates for Merriman 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 Merriman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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