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 Prison Farm (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 Prison Farm. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Prison Farm is located in Powell 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 Powell County: Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark & Missoula.
Below are the counties that are near Prison Farm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prison Farm:
- Powell County (The home county of Prison Farm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Deer Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emery ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phosphate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phosphate is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
- Wall City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wall City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jens is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Blossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blossburg is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Deer Lodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Warm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Mine Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Anaconda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Stump Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- Cable City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
- Southern Cross ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Granite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Granite ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granite is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- New Chicago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Chicago is located in Granite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
- Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Philipsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Elk Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Basin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Comet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet has also been known as:
- High Ore
- Boulder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis and Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Frontier Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Silver Bow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Ramsay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walkerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Butte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prison Farm, see our County-by-County Page for Prison Farm.
Cemeteries Near Prison Farm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prison Farm.
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 Prison Farm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prison Farm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Avon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of Anaconda.
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21134 <3>
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackfoot Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Avon.
- The Blackfoot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blackfoot City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498297 <3>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <3>
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 Prison Farm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prison Farm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prison Farm, with the one closest to Prison Farm listed first.
- Racetrack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Racetrack is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racetrack
- Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Champion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champion is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Bradley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Warm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Pioneer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Stuart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stuart is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Elk Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prison Farm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prison Farm.
Newspapers Published in Prison Farm ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prison Farm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prison Farm, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prison Farm.
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 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 Prison Farm:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Powell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Deer Lodge County
- Granite County
- Jefferson County
- Lewis and Clark 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> | 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- Prison Farm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Prison Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |