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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 Quartz (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 Quartz. 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 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.

Quartz is located in Mineral 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 Mineral County: Clearwater (ID), Shoshone (ID), Missoula & Sanders.

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

  • Mineral County     (The home county of Quartz)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quartz, with the one closest to Quartz listed first.
    • Crescent City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Riverbend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Regis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Missoula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quartz, with the one closest to Quartz listed first.
    • Old Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Stark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Missoula County
    • Huson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Frenchtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Sanders County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quartz, with the one closest to Quartz listed first.
    • Island City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dixon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Agency
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Old Agency
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
      • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
  • Clearwater County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quartz, with the one closest to Quartz listed first.
    • The Cedars
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
      • The Cedars is located in Clearwater County (ID)
    • Moose City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose City
      • Moose City is located in Clearwater County (ID)

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

Cemeteries Near Quartz ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quartz.

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

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

  • Quartz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tarkio Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarkio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarkio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tarkio Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fold of Messiah Cemetery
    • Tarkio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278496 <4>
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Superior Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Superior Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Superior Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southeast of Superior.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157443 <4>
  • Gingery Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingery Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Heller Grave
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heller Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heller Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Regis Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchtown Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frenchtown Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Camas Prairie Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camas Prairie Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hominsto Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hominsto Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Plains Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • 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.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Quartz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quartz.

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

  • Superior
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Missoula County
  • Lothrop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Ninemile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Huson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Paradise
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Saint Regis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Frenchtown
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Plains
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Quartz ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quartz.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quartz, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quartz.

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 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 Quartz:

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

The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quartz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quartz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0519, Longitude: -114.7693       In this case, the coordinates for Quartz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Quartz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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