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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 Twin Bridges (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 Twin Bridges. 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.

Name Variations for Twin Bridges ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Twin Bridges: Twin Brgs. (or less commonly used: Twin Brdgs. or Twin Brdges.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Twin Bridges is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Fremont (ID), Beaverhead, Gallatin, Jefferson & Silver Bow.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Twin Bridges)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bridges, with the one closest to Twin Bridges listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
    • Silver Star
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Laurin ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
      • Laurin is located in Madison County
    • Mammoth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
      • Mammoth is located in Madison County
    • Alder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Alder is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alder <2>
    • Strawberry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
      • Strawberry is located in Madison County
    • Pony ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nevada City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Madison County
    • Virginia City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Virginia City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Former names for Virginia City:
      • Varina
      • Verina
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <2>
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
      • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
  • Beaverhead County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bridges, with the one closest to Twin Bridges listed first.
    • Glen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
    • Dillon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>
    • Lion City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
      • Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bridges, with the one closest to Twin Bridges listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
    • Pipestone Hot Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
      • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Whitehall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
      • Whitehall is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <2>
    • Cardwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Cardwell is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <2>
  • Silver Bow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Bridges, with the one closest to Twin Bridges listed first.
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Highland City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
      • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
    • Moose Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
      • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
    • Divide
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Janney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
      • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
    • Butte - Silver Bow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
      • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Twin Bridges ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Bridges.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Twin Bridges. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Twin Bridges and those printed in the larger area surrounding Twin Bridges.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Twin Bridges.

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 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 Twin Bridges:

Cemeteries Near Twin Bridges ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Bridges.

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

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Twin Bridges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bird Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
  • Point of Rocks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Point of Rocks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Point of Rocks Cemetery
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
  • Silver Star Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Laurin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurin Cemetery
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Creek Cemetery
  • Reichle Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Haining Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Twin Bridges had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Twin Bridges had a population of 434 people.

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

  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
  • Silver Star
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Laurin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
    • Laurin is located in Madison County
  • Glen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Apex
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Beaverhead County
  • Pony ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
  • Pipestone
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
  • Divide
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Virginia City is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Former names for Virginia City:
    • Varina
    • Verina
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <2>
  • Whitehall
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Woodin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
      • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
    • Dillon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>
    • Highview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
      • Highview is located in Silver Bow County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twin Bridges) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Bridges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5427, Longitude: -112.3337       In this case, the coordinates for Twin Bridges 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.
<6>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 Twin Bridges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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