Our Genealogy Helper
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 West End (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 West End. 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 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.
West End is located in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).
Below are the counties that are near West End. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West End:
- Gallatin County (The home county of West End)
- The following are listed by their distance from West End, with the one closest to West End listed first.
- Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Bridger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bridger is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
- Bozeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Wisner Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Belgrade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin Gateway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sedan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Hillman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Amsterdam - Churchill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Churchill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Churchill is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Park County
- The following are listed by their distance from West End, with the one closest to West End listed first.
- Hoppers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoppers is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brisbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbin is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Pine Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Clyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emigrant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chico Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
- Wilsall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chico is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West End, see our County-by-County Page for West End.
Cemeteries Near West End ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West End.
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 West End - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West End covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West End, with the one closest to West End listed first.
- Timberline Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Muir Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vaters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cokedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brondel Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Livingston.
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountainview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21013 <2>
- Walker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park View Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 outside and to the northwest of Bozeman.
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gallatin Valley Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2132998 <2>
- Continue List (26 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Livingston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20796 <2>
- Springhill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sykes Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West End had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West End, with the one closest to West End listed first.
- Muir
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Muir is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Hoppers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoppers is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
- Bozeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Brisbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbin is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Springhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Chicory
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chicory is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicory
- Clyde Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Emigrant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sedan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Chico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chico is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
- Dailey ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West End. See our List of 1890's Communities around West End.
Newspapers Published in West End ...
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 West End.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West End, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West End.
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 helpful 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 West End:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Gallatin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
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 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. |
| <3> | 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- West End) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 West End, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |