About Lame Deer Cemetery
Lame Deer Cemetery is a cemetery near Lame Deer, Rosebud County, Montana. The grounds sit at about 3,376 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Little Wolf and Morning Star. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1716638. The nearest other listed cemetery is Muddy Creek Cemetery, about 5.2 mi to the southwest. It is one of 14 cemeteries we list in Rosebud County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lame Deer. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lame Deer Cemetery
- Little Wolf1820-1904Northern Cheyenne chief
- Morning Star1810-1883Great chief of the Northern Cheyenne people
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lame Deer 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 Lame Deer 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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