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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 Saltese (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 Saltese. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Saltese is primarily located in Mineral County. A portion of Saltese extends into Missoula 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 Saltese. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saltese:

  • Mineral County     (The home county of Saltese)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saltese, with the one closest to Saltese listed first.
    • Haugan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Portal ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • De Borgia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
      • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <1>
    • Cabin City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
      • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
    • Saint Regis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Sanders County
  • Shoshone County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saltese, with the one closest to Saltese listed first.
    • Mullan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
      • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <1>
    • Burke ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burke
      • From Saltese to Burke
    • Frisco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frisco
      • From Saltese to Frisco
    • Avery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
    • Woodland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wallace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Carbon Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <1>
    • Murray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
    • Osburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Delta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delta
      • From Saltese to Delta
    • Kellogg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Saltese ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saltese.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Saltese had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Borax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
    • Borax is located in Mineral County
  • De Borgia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
    • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <1>
  • Mullan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
    • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <1>
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burke
    • From Saltese to Burke
  • Frisco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frisco
    • From Saltese to Frisco
  • Belknap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
    • Belknap is located in Sanders County
  • Wallace
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Saint Regis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Eddy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Murray
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
  • Osburn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Eagle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Delta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delta
      • From Saltese to Delta
    • Childs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Sanders County
    • Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Saltese ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saltese.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saltese, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saltese.

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 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 Saltese:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saltese. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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 Saltese, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saltese) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saltese. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4101, Longitude: -115.5105    









 

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