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Introduction ...

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

We've added Silver King to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Silver King, 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 King (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 King. 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 King is historic, it would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County: Broadwater, Cascade, Flathead, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell & Teton.

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

  • Lewis and Clark County     (The home county of Silver King)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver King, with the one closest to Silver King listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
    • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
      • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
      • Dearborn City
      • Dearborn
    • Wolf Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Canyon Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Craig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Gilman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Cascade County
    • Mid Canon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
      • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silver King, with the one closest to Silver King listed first.
    • Helmville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
      • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Ovando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Silver King ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver King.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver King, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver King.

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 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 Silver King:

Cemeteries Near Silver King ...

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

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

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

  • Tuck Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuck Cemetery
  • Dearborn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Gulch Cemetery
  • Memorial Meadows Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carterville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Graves
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Graves
  • Milford Colony Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Craig Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marysville Cemetery
  • Elk Creek Colony Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Augusta Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Cemetery
    • Helmville Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helmville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helmville Cemetery
    • Silver City Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver City Cemetery

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.

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

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

  • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
    • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
    • Dearborn City
    • Dearborn
  • Wolf Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Canyon Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gloster
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Craig
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Helmville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mid Canon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
    • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
  • Augusta
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
  • Saint Peter
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
    • Saint Peter is located in Cascade County

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

The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/

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

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 King, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Silver King) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver King. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0977, Longitude: -112.4814       In this case, the coordinates for Silver King have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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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