About Mountain View Cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery is a cemetery near Columbus, Stillwater County, Montana. It lies about 1.1 mi east of Columbus. The grounds sit at about 3,615 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William Thomas Hamilton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 774430. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cow Creek Cemetery, about 12 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Smith Funeral Chapels & Crematorium in Laurel, about 25 mi away. It is one of 8 cemeteries we list in Stillwater County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Columbus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mountain View Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- William Thomas Hamilton1822-1908American frontiersman and author
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
45.64217, -109.27311
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.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Mountain View Cemetery
- Smith Funeral Chapels & Crematorium25 miCremation provider · Laurel · (406) 628-6858
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