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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 Moyne (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 Moyne. 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.

Moyne is located in Meagher 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 Meagher County: Broadwater, Cascade, Gallatin, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Park, Sweet Grass & Wheatland.

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

  • Meagher County     (The home county of Moyne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moyne, with the one closest to Moyne listed first.
    • Ringling
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Loweth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loweth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loweth
      • Loweth is located in Meagher County
    • Castle Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Town
      • Castle Town is located in Meagher County
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
      • White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <1>
    • Langford City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
      • Langford City is located in Meagher County
    • Martinsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Broadwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moyne, with the one closest to Moyne listed first.
    • Toston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Townsend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Gallatin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moyne, with the one closest to Moyne listed first.
    • Francis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Gallatin County
    • Sedan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
    • Hillman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
      • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
  • Park County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moyne, with the one closest to Moyne listed first.
    • Wilsall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Moyne ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moyne.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Moyne:

Cemeteries Near Moyne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moyne.

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

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

  • Castle Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Castle Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Castletown Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20806 <5>
  • Lennep Memorial Park Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
  • Sedan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sedan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sedan Cemetery
  • Woosley Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilsall Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilsall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilsall Cemetery
  • Lebo Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Reese Creek Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • The Reese Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Mormon Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Creek Cemetery
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross 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.<6>

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

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

  • Sixteen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixteen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen
    • Sixteen is located in Meagher County
  • Robinson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Meagher County
  • Meyersburg ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersburg
    • Meyersburg is located in Park County
  • Sedan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
    • White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <1>
  • Gallop ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop
    • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
  • Toston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Clyde Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Springhill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
    • Springhill is located in Gallatin County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moyne. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moyne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moyne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2563, Longitude: -110.8752       In this case, the coordinates for Moyne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Moyne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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