About Mountain View Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery is a cemetery near Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It lies about 1.0 mi northeast of Big Timber. The grounds sit at about 4,124 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Orvin B. Fjare, Lorillard Spencer IV and Wallis Huidekoper. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1743413. The nearest other listed cemetery is Thomas Massacre Graves Historical, about 14 mi to the southeast. It is one of 6 cemeteries we list in Sweet Grass County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Big Timber. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mountain View Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran.
- Orvin B. Fjare1918-2011American politician
- Lorillard Spencer IV1906-1981American farmer and rancher
- Wallis Huidekoper1870-1956American rancher
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mountain View Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
45.82359, -109.96725
What Mountain View Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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