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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 Old Agency (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 Old Agency. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Old Agency is located in Sanders 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 Old Agency. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Agency:

  • Sanders County     (The home county of Old Agency)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Agency, with the one closest to Old Agency listed first.
    • Agency
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Sanders County
    • Dixon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Sanders County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Sanders County
    • Paradise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Hot Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Lonepine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Agency, with the one closest to Old Agency listed first.
    • Moiese
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravalli
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
      • Ravalli is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <2>
    • Saint Ignatius
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
      • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <2>
    • Charlo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlo
      • Charlo is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlo <2>
    • Kicking Horse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicking Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
      • Kicking Horse is located in Lake County
    • Arlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ronan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronan
      • Ronan is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronan <2>
    • Pablo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kerr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Turtle Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Jette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jette
      • Jette is located in Lake County
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Agency, with the one closest to Old Agency listed first.
    • Alberton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Riverbend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
    • Superior
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Crescent City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
  • Missoula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Agency, with the one closest to Old Agency listed first.
    • Stark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Missoula County
    • Old Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Missoula County
    • Huson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Frenchtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
      • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <2>
    • Evaro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
      • Evaro is located in Missoula County
    • Wye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
      • Wye is located in Missoula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <2>
    • Grass Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
    • Condon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Old Agency ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Agency.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old Agency:

Cemeteries Near Old Agency ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Agency.

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

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

  • Dixon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • St. Ignatius Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
  • St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Ronan Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ronan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ronan Cemetery
  • Jocko Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jocko Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jocko Valley Cemetery
  • Camas Prairie Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camas Prairie Cemetery
  • Gingery Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gingery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingery Cemetery
  • Hominsto Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Frenchtown Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frenchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchtown Cemetery
  • Pluffe Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Markle Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Hospital Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Moore Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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

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

  • Ravalli
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
    • Ravalli is located in Lake County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <2>
  • Saint Ignatius
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
    • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <2>
  • Arlee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Huson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Ninemile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninemile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Missoula County
  • Frenchtown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <2>
  • Evaro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
    • Evaro is located in Missoula County
  • Lothrop
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothrop
    • Lothrop is located in Missoula County
  • Paradise
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Grass Valley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
    • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
  • De Smet
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Smet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • De Smet is located in Missoula County
  • Plains
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Superior
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Agency. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Agency) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Agency. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3288, Longitude: -114.2960       In this case, the coordinates for Old Agency 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 Old Agency, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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