Holy Cross Cemetery - Townsend, Montana
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Holy Cross Cemetery is north of downtown Townsend off Hwy. 12 and Cemetery Lane.
Waymark Code: WMXN56
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2018
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Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Broadwater County and Townsend is the county seat. Population of Townsend is approximately 1,978 in 2016. It is full of a rich history of politics, agriculture, and mining.
The Holy Cross Cemetery is surrounded by farmland primary used for grazing of cattle and the production of hay. The cemetery is well maintained by the city and is surrounded by large pine trees on three sides. Most of the headstones are traditional upright granite markers and also many that are flush to the ground. There are approximately 480 known interments and was first established in the mid 1910s, with the first interment:
Emma Spiegel Heild was born in 1857 and passed away in 1914.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Townsend, Montana
Approximate number of graves: 480
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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