About Custer National Cemetery
Custer National Cemetery is a national cemetery near Crow Agency, Big Horn County, Montana. It lies about 2.6 mi northwest of Crow Agency. The grounds sit at about 3,251 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Mitch Bouyer, Stanley Vestal and John Jordan Crittenden III. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 770391. The nearest other listed cemetery is Last Stand Hill, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest mortuary we know of is Bullis Mortuary in Hardin, about 14 mi away. It is one of 14 cemeteries we list in Big Horn County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 14 listings in Big Horn County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Crow Agency. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Custer National Cemetery
Among them: 3 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 Civil War veterans, 1 football player, 1 writer.
- Mitch Bouyer1837-1876US Army scout and interpreter
- Stanley Vestal1887-1957American historian and poet
- John Jordan Crittenden III1854-1876US Army officer
- Ralph Scott1894-1936American football player and coach
- James Fegan1827-1886United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Joseph Cable1848-1877United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Aquilla Coonrod1831-1884United States Army Medal of Honor recipient; first white child born in Williams County, Ohio.
People whose Wikidata entry gives Custer National 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
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What Custer National 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 Custer National Cemetery
- Bullis Mortuary14 miMortuary · Hardin · (406) 665-1207
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