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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 Farrall (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 Farrall. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Farrall is located in Crook County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crook County: Carter (MT), Powder River (MT), Butte (SD), Lawrence (SD), Campbell & Weston.

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

  • Crook County     (The home county of Farrall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrall, with the one closest to Farrall listed first.
    • Aladdin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beulah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Alva
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sundance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Moskee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moskee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
      • Moskee is located in Crook County
    • Devils Tower
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Linden is located in Crook County
    • Carlile
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Butte County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrall, with the one closest to Farrall listed first.
    • Belle Fourche
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
      • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <1>
    • Fruitdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Butte County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <1>
  • Lawrence County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrall, with the one closest to Farrall listed first.
    • Tinton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
      • Tinton is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
    • North Spearfish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Spearfish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
      • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <1>
    • Maurice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
      • Maurice is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Savoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
    • Ragged Top ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
      • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
    • Preston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
    • Saint Onge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Trojan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Deadwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
      • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Farrall ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farrall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farrall, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farrall.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Farrall:

Cemeteries Near Farrall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farrall.

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

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

  • Beulah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Alva Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Gulch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Gulch Cemetery
  • Hulett Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Slope Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Inyan Kara Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Minnesota Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnesota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnesota Cemetery
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Moore Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Moore Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84081 <4>
    • Carbonate Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<6>

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

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

  • Beulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sundance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hulett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Belle Fourche
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
    • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <1>
  • Spearfish
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <1>
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Linden
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Crook County
  • Saint Onge
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Carlile
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Terraville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
    • Terraville is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Central City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Snoma ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoma
      • Snoma is located in Butte County (SD)
    • Lead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <1>
    • Pluma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
      • Pluma is located in Lawrence County (SD)

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

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/

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 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>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- Farrall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Farrall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5839, Longitude: -104.2574       In this case, the coordinates for Farrall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Farrall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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