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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 Rainbow (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 Rainbow. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Rainbow is located in Cascade 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 Cascade County: Chouteau, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Meagher & Teton.

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

  • Cascade County     (The home county of Rainbow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
    • Black Eagle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
      • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <2>
    • Great Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Countryside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
      • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
    • Sand Coulee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stockett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Cascade County
    • Sun Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
      • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Belt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
      • Belt is located in Cascade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <2>
    • Ulm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
      • Ulm is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <2>
    • Vaughn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Cascade County
    • Armington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
      • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Chouteau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
    • Floweree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Chouteau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <2>
    • Big Sag
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
      • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
  • Judith Basin County
  • Teton County
    • Power
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
      • Power is located in Teton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Rainbow ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rainbow.

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

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 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 Rainbow:

Cemeteries Near Rainbow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rainbow.

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

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Coulee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Stone Colony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Lower Belt Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Belt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Belt Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Colony Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulm Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulm Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Butte Cemetery
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • North Great Falls ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Great Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great Falls
    • North Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Great Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Watson ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Watson is located in Cascade County
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Cascade County
  • Sand Coulee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Floweree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ulm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
    • Ulm is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <2>
  • Truly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly
    • Truly is located in Cascade County
  • Belt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <2>
  • Vaughn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Armington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
    • Armington is located in Cascade County
  • Highwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tunis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
    • Sun River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
      • Sun River is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <2>
    • Evans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Cascade County

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

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

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rainbow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rainbow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5383, Longitude: -111.2000       In this case, the coordinates for Rainbow 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 Rainbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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