Rosebud County is a frontier county as the density is 2.0 persons per square mile in 1977.
The county's leading source of income is the electric, gas, and sanitary
services industry.
This is also near the spot where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer camped along the
banks of Rosebud Creek on the way to his ultimate defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876
North of Rosebud on MT 446, Far West State Recreation Area, along Yellowstone
River offers swimming, fishing, boating (a boat ramp is provided) and tent camping.
The population The county is served by a county health department located in Forsyth
and a Board of Health: The estimated population in 2004 was 9,270.
Churches in Rosebud County include: Birney Church, Birney Catholic Church,
Trinity Church,
TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Isadore Church, Church of Christ,
Rosebud Community Chapel, Ashland Community Church.
Cemeteries: Rosebud Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Lee Cemetery, Howard Cemetery,
Hathaway Cemetery, Sumatra Cemetery, Forsyth Cemetery.
Reservoirs: Pittman Reservoir, Trail Creek Reservoir, Barley Reservoirs, Timber Creek
Reservoir,
Three X Bar Reservoir Number Two, Three X Bar Reservoir, Blacktail Reservoir, Thebes Lake.
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hollowwood Creek, Hollow breast Creek, Heist Creek,
Seven mile Creek, Hart Creek, Ebaugh Creek, Harris Creek, Clubfoot Creek, Hanging Woman Creek.
Parks in Rosebud County include: Cattle Brands Historical Marker, Rosebud Historical Marker,
Rosebud River Historical Marker, East Rosebud State Park, Poker Jim Research Natural
Area, Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area, West Rosebud State Park, King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area.
Post offices: Ashland Post Office, Angela Post Office, Birney Post Office,
Hathaway Post Office, Rosebud Post Office, Sumatra Post Office, Ingomar Post Office.
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation is located in southeastern Montana,
and is approximately 444,000 acres in size with 99% tribal ownership. There are around
9000 enrolled tribal members with about half residing on/near the reservation
CEMETERIES
A local Rosebud County volunteer will do look up of surnames in the books listed. A simple one line look up will be free. Ask about detailed information and cemetery lookups. Nancy is a professional genealogist and one of the best in my opinion. EMAIL Nancy
Books for look up
RosebudCounty History
CusterCounty Area History
Fanning The Embers (Earlier CusterCounty History)
Echoing Footsteps (Powder River County History-Broadus)
Memories of the Crow Rock Country (CusterCounty)
Tales of TreasureCounty
He Named It Powderville (CusterCounty)
The Sarpy Country (Big HornCounty)
Yellowstone Journal-1879-1900
Forsyth Mt.Newspaper Index (Also RosebudCounty News.
Our library also has papers from Ashland,Ingomar,and Hysham. Plus papers from the town of Rosebud.
Cemeteries-Forsyth- Rosebud and Hathaway
CusterCounty cemetery index.
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