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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shields Crossing (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Pondera County.

  • Birch Creek Colony Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dupuyer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupuyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupuyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Four Horns Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Horns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Horns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glacier Colony Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Glendale Colony Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Lake Colony Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Mission Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Miami Colony Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Miami Colony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Miami Colony Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west of Dupuyer.
  • Nightshoot Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nightshoot Cemetery
    • The Nightshoot Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sharp Cemetery
    • Sharp - Nightshoot Cemetery
  • Pondera Colony Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pondera Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robare Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robare Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rockport Colony Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seville Colony Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toole County Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toole County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toole County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zenith Colony Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Shields Crossing, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Shields Crossing to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shields Crossing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Shields Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pondera County: www.ponderacountymontana.org/

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

Need help with your genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Shields Crossing and Pondera County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of Montana

for Pondera County

Links at Family Search:

for State of Montana

for Pondera County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of Montana

for Pondera County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shields Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Shields Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shields Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4722, Longitude: -112.3584       In this case, the coordinates for Shields Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.









 

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