About Upper Shonkin Cemetery
Upper Shonkin Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana. It lies about 21 mi north of Fort Benton. The grounds sit at about 4,311 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1750362. The nearest other listed cemetery is Upper Highwood Cemetery, about 5.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Benton Funeral Home in Fort Benton, about 21 mi away. It is one of 16 cemeteries we list in Chouteau County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Chouteau County dates to 1883.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Benton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
47.52163, -110.57683
What Upper Shonkin 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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Funeral homes near Upper Shonkin Cemetery
- Benton Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Fort Benton · (406) 622-3621
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