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 Princeton (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 Princeton. 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.
Princeton is located in Granite 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 Granite County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Missoula, Powell & Ravalli.
Below are the counties that are near Princeton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Princeton:
- Granite County (The home county of Princeton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Granite ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granite is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Philipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Chicago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Chicago is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Drummond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bearmouth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bearmouth is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Garnet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garnet is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Stump Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stump Town is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Deer Lodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Southern Cross ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
- Cable City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Stump Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Anaconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Mine Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Wall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wall City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
- Jens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jens is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phosphate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phosphate is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Emery ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Reynolds City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reynolds City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds City
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Bow County
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Princeton, see our County-by-County Page for Princeton.
Cemeteries Near Princeton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Princeton.
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 Princeton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Princeton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Chicago.
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drummond Cemetery
- New Chicago Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21151 <2>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Hill Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Hill Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Hill Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Beartown Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norton Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avon Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Princeton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Princeton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.
- Stone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Philipsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drummond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Racetrack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Racetrack is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mill Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Bradley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Stuart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Champion ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Avon
(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 Princeton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Princeton.
Newspapers Published in Princeton ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Princeton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Princeton, 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 Princeton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Princeton:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Granite County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Deer Lodge County
- Powell County
- Silver Bow 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Princeton) 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 Princeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |