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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 Pine Prairie (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 Pine Prairie. 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.

Name Variations for Pine Prairie ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Prairie: Pine Pr.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Pine Prairie is located in 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 Flathead County: Glacier, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Missoula, Pondera, Powell, Sanders & Teton.

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

  • Flathead County     (The home county of Pine Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kila
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhodes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Flathead County
    • Forest Hill Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Somers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Flathead County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <1>
    • Creston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bigfork
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Lake Mary Ronan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
      • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
    • Proctor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Big Arm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bay
      • Woods Bay is located in Lake County
  • Lincoln County
    • Happys Inn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happys Inn
      • Happys Inn is located in Lincoln County
  • Sanders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Prairie, with the one closest to Pine Prairie listed first.
    • Niarada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niarada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niarada
      • Niarada is located in Sanders County
    • Lonepine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hot Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Prairie ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Prairie.

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

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 Pine Prairie:

Cemeteries Near Pine Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Prairie.

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

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

  • McKay Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
  • Niarada Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niarada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niarada Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Demersville Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Demersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Demersville Cemetery
  • Murray Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Memorial Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Conrad Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conrad Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conrad Memorial Cemetery
  • Glacier Memorial Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glacier Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glacier Memorial Gardens
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Maillet Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maillet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maillet Cemetery
    • Ventling Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ventling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ventling Cemetery
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Kalispell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holt
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Flathead County

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

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

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

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- Pine Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0288, Longitude: -114.7054       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Prairie 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 Pine Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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