A visit to the West Palisades 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 West Palisades Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Palisades Cemetery:
43.6608, -96.4506
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Palisades Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the West Palisades Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Palisades Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Palisades Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Palisades Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Beaver Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosendal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rosendal Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendal Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Norway Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Norway Lutheran Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lutheran Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- South Beaver Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81933 <5>
- Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- United Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nerison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Nerison Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerison Cemetery
- Flowerfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Flowerfield Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Palisades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Palisades Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manley is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Garretson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luverne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Steen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steen is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Renner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Larchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hardwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Baltic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baltic is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <6>
- Sioux Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Ihlen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dell Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crooks is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <6>
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 West Palisades Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Palisades Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baltic
- Baltic lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Palisades Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baltic.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Brandon
- Dell Rapids
- Garretson
- Hardwick
- Hills
- Hills lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Palisades Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Jasper
- Larchwood
- Luverne
- Sioux Falls
- Valley Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 West Palisades Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 West Palisades Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #653996 (West Palisades Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #653996 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garretson East
- Location given for West Palisades Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6608057 Lon: -96.4505961
- 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 Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Palisades 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. |