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 Sage Creek Colony (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 Sage Creek Colony. 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 Sage Creek Colony ...

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 Sage Creek Colony: Sage Crk. Colony (or less commonly used: Sage Ck. Colony or Sage Cr. Colony)

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 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.

Sage Creek Colony is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Chouteau, Hill, Pondera & Toole.

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

• Liberty County     (The home county of Sage Creek Colony)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sage Creek Colony, with the one closest to Sage Creek Colony listed first.
  • Whitlash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlash
    • Whitlash is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitlash <1>
  • Joplin
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Joplin is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <1>
  • Chester
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Hill County
  • Inverness
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Hill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Sage Creek Colony ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sage Creek Colony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sage Creek Colony, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sage Creek Colony.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sage Creek Colony:

• Websites specific to Montana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Montana Historical Society

• Pages specific to Liberty County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hill County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Montana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Montana
  • Cemeteries of Liberty County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Montana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Montana

Cemeteries Near Sage Creek Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sage Creek Colony.

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 Sage Creek Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Sage Creek Colony Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sage Creek Colony Cemetery
• Old Indian Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Cemetery
• Johnson Memorial Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Whitlash.
  • The Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Whitlash Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21166 <4>
• Comrey Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Comrey Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of Manyberries (AB).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comrey Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510220 <4>
• Trinity Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
• Gold Butte Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Butte Cemetery
• Eagle Creek Colony Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Creek Colony Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321106 <4>
• St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
• Pendant d'Oreille Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pendant d'Oreille Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Manyberries (AB).
  • The Pendant d'Oreille Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Jensen Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendant d'Oreille Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469428 <4>
• Grandview Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Grand View Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2330908 <4>
• Bethel Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Pleasant View Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Manyberries (AB).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548171 <4>
• Joplin Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
• Chester Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/