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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Big Day Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Big Day Cemetery (FG ID #20769)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Big Day Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Day Cemetery

Lat:   45.4169°   (45° 25' 0")

Lon:   -108.5666°   (-108° 33' 59")

The Big Day Cemetery is located in Big Horn County<2>.

The county seat for Big Horn County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Big Day Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Big Day Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Big Horn County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Big Day Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Big Day Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pryor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
      • Pryor is located in Big Horn County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor <5>
    • Edgar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fromberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
      • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <5>
    • Bridger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
      • Bridger is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <5>
    • Laurel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
    • Joliet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
      • Joliet is located in Carbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <5>
    • Park City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Stillwater County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <5>
    • Hesper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
    • Boyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Billings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Yellowstone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <5>
    • Rimrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
      • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
    • Belfry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Yellowstone County
    • Roberts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Big Day Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Big Horn County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Day Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Big Day Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Day Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Singgood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Singgood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Singgood Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
      • The Singgood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sing Good Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singgood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21116 <1>
    • Plenty Coups State Park Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pryor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Teeples Ranch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeples Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Teeples Ranch Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeples Ranch Cemetery
    • Howell Grave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howell Grave is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Grave
    • Rockvale Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockvale Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockvale Cemetery
    • Wrangler Ditch Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrangler Ditch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wrangler Ditch Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrangler Ditch Cemetery
    • Gebo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gebo Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gebo Cemetery
    • Cooke Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
    • Bridger Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridger Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridger Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Bowler Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowler Cemetery is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowler Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175886 <1>
      • Yellowstone National Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Yellowstone National Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yellowstone National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
        • The Yellowstone National Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellowstone National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285946 <1>
      • Laurel Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Yellowstone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Laurel.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20964 <1>
      • Joliet Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joliet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Joliet Cemetery is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joliet Cemetery
      • Carbonado Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbonado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carbonado Cemetery is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbonado Cemetery
      • Deadman Creek Grave
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deadman Creek Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deadman Creek Grave is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadman Creek Grave
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Stillwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Big Day Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #768776  (Big Day Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #768776 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pryor
      • County: Big Horn         Elev: 1257
      • Location given for GNIS #768776 (Big Day Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20769

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Day Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4169, Longitude: -108.5666    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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