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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 Niarada (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 Niarada. 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.

Niarada is primarily located in Sanders County. A portion of Niarada extends into Flathead 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 Sanders County: Bonner (ID), Shoshone (ID), Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral & Missoula.

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

  • Sanders County     (The home county of Niarada)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Niarada, with the one closest to Niarada listed first.
    • Lonepine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonepine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonepine
      • Lonepine is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonepine <2>
    • Hot Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
      • Hot Springs is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <2>
    • Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
      • Plains is located in Sanders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>
    • Paradise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
    • Eddy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
      • Eddy is located in Sanders County
  • Flathead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Niarada, with the one closest to Niarada listed first.
    • Marion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kila
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Somers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hill Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
      • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
    • Kalispell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Niarada, with the one closest to Niarada listed first.
    • Elmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Mary Ronan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
      • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
    • Big Arm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Proctor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rollins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
      • Rollins is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollins <2>
    • Jette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jette
      • Jette is located in Lake County
    • Rocky Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Lake County
    • Kings Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Lake County
    • Kerr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Lake County
    • Polson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polson
      • Polson is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polson <2>
    • Finley Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Point
      • Finley Point is located in Lake County
    • Turtle Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
      • Turtle Lake is located in Lake County

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

Newspapers Published in Niarada ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Niarada.

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

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 either 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 Niarada:

Cemeteries Near Niarada ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Niarada.

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

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

  • McKay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
  • Niarada Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niarada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niarada Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Murray Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Memorial Cemetery
  • Ventling Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ventling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ventling Cemetery
  • Maillet Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maillet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maillet Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Markle Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markle Cemetery
  • Hospital Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospital Cemetery
  • Pluffe Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluffe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluffe Cemetery
  • Polson Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polson Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polson Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hominsto Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hominsto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hominsto Cemetery
    • Plains Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains 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.<5>

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

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

  • Plains
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Sanders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <2>
  • Holt
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Flathead County
  • Kalispell
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Niarada) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Niarada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8141, Longitude: -114.6046       In this case, the coordinates for Niarada have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Niarada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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