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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 Selmes (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 Selmes. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Selmes is located in Carbon 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 Carbon County: Big Horn, Park, Stillwater, Yellowstone, Big Horn (WY) & Park (WY).

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

  • Carbon County     (The home county of Selmes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selmes, with the one closest to Selmes listed first.
    • Roberts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fromberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
      • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <1>
    • Joliet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <1>
    • Bridger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
      • Bridger is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <1>
    • Edgar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Red Lodge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bearcreek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Roscoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Belfry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Big Horn County
    • Pryor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
      • Pryor is located in Big Horn County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor <1>
  • Stillwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Selmes, with the one closest to Selmes listed first.
    • Absarokee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fishtail
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Park City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Stillwater County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <1>
    • Dean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Stillwater County
    • Reed Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beehive
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
      • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
  • Yellowstone County
    • Laurel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Selmes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Selmes.

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

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

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beltz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beltz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carbonado Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbonado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbonado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joliet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joliet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joliet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castagne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castagne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castagne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gebo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gebo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gebo Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fromberg.
    • The Gebo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fromberg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175533 <4>
  • Thiel Homestead Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thiel Homestead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thiel Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Henry Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridger Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Wrangler Ditch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrangler Ditch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrangler Ditch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cow Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Red Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Selmes ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Selmes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Selmes, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Selmes.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Selmes:

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

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>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 from Point A (ie- Selmes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selmes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3919, Longitude: -109.1321       In this case, the coordinates for Selmes 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 Selmes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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