About Sunset Hills Cemetery
Sunset Hills Cemetery is a cemetery near Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. It lies about 0.8 mi northwest of Bozeman. The grounds sit at about 4,892 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Chet Huntley, Zales Ecton and John Bozeman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 777334. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Rosary Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service in Bozeman, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 29 cemeteries we list in Gallatin County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bozeman. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Hills Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors, 2 basketball players, 2 journalists, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US senator.
- Chet Huntley1911-1974American broadcaster
- Zales Ecton1898-1961American politician
- John Bozeman1835-1867American pioneer in Montana
- Mary Long Alderson1860-1940American suffragist and botanical collector
- Brick Breeden1904-1977College basketball coach; Montana State Senator
- Eugene L. Grant1897-1996American civil engineer
- Lester S. Willson1839-1919Officer in the Union Army, merchant and politician
- Nelson Story1838-1926American businessman
- Nelson Story Jr.1874-1932American politician
- Clyde Carpenter1908-1971American football coach
- Don Harvey1920-2008American basketball player
- George Y. Patten1876-1951American judge
Show all 13 notable burials
- Ruth Wheeler1908-19881908-1988
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset Hills 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
45.67354, -111.02438
What Sunset Hills 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Holy Rosary CemeteryBozeman, MTCemetery2.1 mi
- Brondel Catholic CemeteryBozeman, MTCatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- Sunset Memorial GardensBozeman, MTMemorial park5.2 mi
- Walker CemeteryBozeman, MTCemetery6.4 mi
- Salesville CemeteryFour Corners, MTCemetery9.3 mi
- Timberline CemeteryBozeman, MTCemetery9.7 mi
- Muir CemeteryBozeman, MTCemetery11 mi
- Springhill CemeteryBozeman, MTCemetery12 mi
- Vater's CemeteryLivingston, MTCemetery12 mi
- East Gallatin CemeteryBelgrade, MTCemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Hills Cemetery
- Dahl Funeral & Cremation Service0.4 miCremation provider · Bozeman · (406) 586-5298
- Dokken Nelson Funeral Services0.8 miFuneral home · Bozeman · (406) 587-3184
- Franzen-davis Funeral Home22 miCremation provider · Livingston · (406) 222-2531
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