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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 New Chicago (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 New Chicago. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

New Chicago is located in Granite 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 Granite County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Missoula, Powell & Ravalli.

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

  • Granite County     (The home county of New Chicago)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Drummond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
      • Stone is located in Granite County
    • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
      • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Beartown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
      • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Garnet ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
      • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Stump Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
      • Stump Town is located in Granite County
    • Granite ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Philipsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Cable City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
      • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Georgetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southern Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
      • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Missoula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Greenough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Chicago, with the one closest to New Chicago listed first.
    • Jens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
      • Jens is located in Powell County
    • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wall City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
      • Wall City is located in Powell County
    • Phosphate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phosphate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
      • Phosphate is located in Powell County
    • Reynolds City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
      • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
    • Garrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Helmville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Lodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
      • Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <1>
    • Avon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ovando
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
      • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County

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

Cemeteries Near New Chicago ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Chicago.

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

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

  • Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Chicago.
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Drummond Cemetery
    • New Chicago Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21151 <4>
  • Beartown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beartown Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Beartown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Helmville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Park Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Park Cemetery
    • The Sand Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coloma Cemetery
  • Philipsburg Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ovando Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Blackfoot Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackfoot Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackfoot Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the south of Avon.
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blackfoot City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498297 <4>
  • Memorial Meadows Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Drummond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Granite County
  • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Powell County
  • Beartown ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beartown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Beartown is located in Granite County
  • Garrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Helmville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Philipsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Bradley ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Powell County
  • Avon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Ovando
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Potomac
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
    • Potomac is located in Missoula County
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
  • Clinton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in New Chicago ...

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 New Chicago.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Chicago, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Chicago.

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 helpful 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 New Chicago:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Chicago. 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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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- New Chicago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6269, Longitude: -113.1423       In this case, the coordinates for New Chicago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 New Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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