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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 Phosphate (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 Phosphate. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Phosphate is located in Powell 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 Powell County: Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark & Missoula.

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

  • Powell County     (The home county of Phosphate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wall City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
      • Wall City is located in Powell County
    • Jens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
      • Jens is located in Powell County
    • Deer Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
      • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Emery ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Powell County
    • Elliston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Helmville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Reynolds City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
      • Reynolds City is located in Powell County
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Warm Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
      • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Stump Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
      • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Anaconda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Cable City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cable City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
      • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
      • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Granite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Drummond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Stone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
      • Stone is located in Granite County
    • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
      • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Granite ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Philipsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beartown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
      • Beartown is located in Granite County
    • Garnet ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
      • Garnet is located in Granite County
    • Stump Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
      • Stump Town is located in Granite County
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Phosphate, with the one closest to Phosphate listed first.
    • Frontier Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
    • Austin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Phosphate ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phosphate.

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

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 Phosphate:

Cemeteries Near Phosphate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phosphate.

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

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
  • Blackfoot Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blackfoot City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackfoot Cemetery
  • Helmville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmville Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Philipsburg Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philipsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philipsburg Cemetery
  • Memorial Meadows Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Beartown Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beartown Cemetery
  • New Hill Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hill Cemetery
  • Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Gulch 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 Phosphate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phosphate.

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

  • Garrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Powell County
  • Bradley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Powell County
  • Avon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Drummond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Granite County
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
  • Racetrack
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racetrack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
    • Racetrack is located in Powell County
  • Elliston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Helmville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Philipsburg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Champion ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
      • Champion is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Warm Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
      • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Blossburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phosphate. 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 '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- Phosphate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phosphate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5624, Longitude: -112.8648    
<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>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 Phosphate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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