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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McRae (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Big Horn County.

  • Apsaalooke Veterans Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Colstrip Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colstrip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colstrip Cemetery
  • Crow Agency Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Custer Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Custer National Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hardin.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hardin Community Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1382971 <2>
  • Garryowen Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Lame Deer Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Vale Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Vale Cemetery
  • Muddy Creek Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muddy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muddy Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21015 <2>
  • Rancher Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rancher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rancher Cemetery
  • Two Moon Gravesite
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • White River Busby Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the White River Busby Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20792 <2>

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of McRae, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for McRae to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

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 McRae.

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

Need help with your genealogy? These are excellent websites to start with when searching in and around the area of McRae and Big Horn County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of Montana

for Big Horn County

Links at Family Search:

for State of Montana

for Big Horn County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of Montana

for Big Horn County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for McRae.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McRae) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McRae. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8783, Longitude: -107.1201       In this case, the coordinates for McRae have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.









 

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