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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Silver Bow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Silver Bow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silver Bow, please Contact Us.

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 Silver Bow (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 Silver Bow. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Silver Bow is historic, it would have been located within present day Silver Bow County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Silver Bow County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Jefferson & Madison.

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

  • Silver Bow County     (The home county of Silver Bow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bow, with the one closest to Silver Bow listed first.
    • Ramsay
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Butte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
    • Walkerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Butte - Silver Bow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
    • Fairmont Hot Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
      • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
      • Gregson Hot Springs
      • Gregson Springs
      • Gregson
    • Janney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
    • Moose Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
    • Highland City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
    • Divide
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Beaverhead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bow, with the one closest to Silver Bow listed first.
    • Wise River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Lion City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
  • Deer Lodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bow, with the one closest to Silver Bow listed first.
    • Gregson ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
    • Mine Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
    • Warm Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
    • Anaconda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • French Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
    • Sunnyside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Stump Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
    • Cable City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
    • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bow, with the one closest to Silver Bow listed first.
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Elk Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
    • Pipestone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Bernice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Basin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Piedmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Boulder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver Bow, with the one closest to Silver Bow listed first.
    • Emery ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Emery is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Deer Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Silver Bow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Bow.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, 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 Silver Bow - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Bow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <3>
  • B'nai Israel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bnai Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <3>
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <3>
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southeast of Anaconda.
    • The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Sunset Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21134 <3>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <3>
  • Norton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Upper Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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.

Silver Bow itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 129 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Rocker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
  • Burlington ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Buxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Butte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walkerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gregson ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Feely
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
  • East Butte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
  • Stuart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuart is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Woodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Highview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Highview is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Mill Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
    • Warm Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
    • Trask
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Trask is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask

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

Newspapers Published in Silver Bow ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Bow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Bow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Bow.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Silver Bow:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Silver Bow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Bow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.