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A visit to the Plateau Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Plateau Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plateau Cemetery:

45.5892, -96.8236

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Plateau Cemetery is located in Traverse County<2>.

The county seat for Traverse County is located in Wheaton. Wheaton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Plateau Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Plateau Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Plateau Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plateau Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • Beardsley Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Beardsley Community Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley Community Cemetery
    • The Beardsley Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beardsley Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Peever Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Peever Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Cemetery
  • Holden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holden Cemetery is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • North Concordia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Concordia Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Concordia Cemetery
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Sisseton City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sisseton City Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton City Cemetery
    • The Sisseton City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sisseton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984703 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Wilmot Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wilmot Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Siloah Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Plateau Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plateau Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Browns Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Beardsley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peever
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peever is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peever <6>
  • Peever Flats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
  • Wilmot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <6>
  • Barry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Sisseton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sisseton is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisseton <6>
  • Shady Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
  • Corona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Corona is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <6>
  • New Effington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Collis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Collis is located in Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rosholt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <6>
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Wheaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <6>
    • Claire City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Plateau Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Traverse County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plateau Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Plateau Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Traverse County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Plateau Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2067091  (Plateau Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2067091 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Traverse
      • Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Browns Valley
      • Location given for Plateau Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5891667     Lon: -96.8236111
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Traverse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plateau Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.