Our Genealogy Helper
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 Newcomb (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 Newcomb. 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.
Newcomb is located in Silver Bow County.
To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Silver Bow County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Jefferson & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Newcomb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newcomb:
- Silver Bow County (The home county of Newcomb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Janney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Janney is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Butte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Butte - Silver Bow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Walkerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Ramsay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moose Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
- Divide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beaverhead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Wise River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lion City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
- Deer Lodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Mine Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Warm Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- French Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Anaconda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Stump Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pipestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Elk Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Whitehall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bernice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Cardwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Basin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Silver Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bridges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Mammoth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newcomb, see our County-by-County Page for Newcomb.
Cemeteries Near Newcomb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newcomb.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Newcomb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newcomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <2>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <2>
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <2>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <2>
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Anaconda.
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21134 <2>
- Norton Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Star Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melrose Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rochester Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Newcomb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newcomb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newcomb, with the one closest to Newcomb listed first.
- Highview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Butte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Butte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Rocker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
- Walkerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Feely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Feely is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Silver Bow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bow
- Buxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Woodin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
- Pipestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Trask
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trask is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask
- Divide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newcomb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newcomb.
Newspapers Published in Newcomb ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newcomb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newcomb, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newcomb.
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 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 Newcomb:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Silver Bow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaverhead County
- Deer Lodge County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
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 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Newcomb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Newcomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |