A visit to the Muddy Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Muddy Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Muddy Creek Cemetery (FG ID #21015).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Muddy Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Muddy Creek Cemetery:
45.5742, -106.7411
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Muddy Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Muddy Creek Cemetery is located in Big Horn County<3>.
The county seat for Big Horn County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<4> to the west northwest of the Muddy Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Muddy Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Muddy Creek Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Muddy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lame Deer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lame Deer Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lame Deer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lame Deer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lame Deer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20958 <1>
- White River Busby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The White River Busby Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Busby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White River Busby Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Busby.
- The White River Busby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Busby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20792 <1>
- Two Moon Gravesite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Two Moon Gravesite is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Moon Gravesite
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Two Moon Gravesite is located outside and to the south of Busby.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969200 <1>
- Lee Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Birney Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- The Birney Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birney Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Colstrip Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Colstrip Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colstrip Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Crossing Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 6 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Muddy Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Muddy Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Muddy is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
- Lame Deer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Busby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colstrip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 Muddy Creek 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 Muddy Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Colstrip
- Lame Deer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Muddy Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Big Horn County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Muddy Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #21015
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #774488 (Muddy Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #774488 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Big Horn
- Est. Elev: 1048 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lame Deer
- Location given for Muddy Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5741559 Lon: -106.7411492
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Muddy Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |