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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canning (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Hughes County.

  • Agar Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canning Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canning Prairie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canning Prairie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the north of Blunt.
    • The Canning Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canning Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383075 <3>
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapelle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Faith Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Faith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north of Highmore.
    • The Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Stephen Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97149 <3>
  • Lone Grave Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Grave Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Medicine Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicine Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Medicine Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Harrold.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97239 <3>
  • Mount Calvary Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Okobojo Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okobojo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okobojo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<1> to the east of Blunt.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blunt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96825 <3>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pierre.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97458 <3>
  • St. John Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Harrold.
    • The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saint John Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97543 <3>
  • Scotty Philip Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Canning, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Canning to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Canning.

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Canning. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Need help with your genealogy? We always start with these websites when searching in and around the area of Canning and Hughes County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of South Dakota

for Hughes County

Links at Family Search:

for State of South Dakota

for Hughes County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of South Dakota

for Hughes County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Canning.

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canning) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3964, Longitude: -100.0321       In this case, the coordinates for Canning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.









 

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