A visit to the Akaska Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Akaska Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Akaska Cemetery (FG ID #2159784).
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 Akaska Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Akaska Cemetery:
45.3486, -100.1199
The Akaska Cemetery is located in Walworth County<2>.
The county seat for Walworth County is located in Selby. Selby lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Akaska Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Akaska Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Akaska Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Akaska Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lowry Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lowry Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Bangor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bangor Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hanson Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
- Selby Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Selby Union Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Union Cemetery
- Evarts Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evarts Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Le Beau Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Le Beau Cemetery is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Beau Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Appomattox Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox Cemetery
- Selby Congregational Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Cemetery
- Theodore Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Java East Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Java East Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java East Cemetery
- Salzsiedler Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Salzsiedler Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzsiedler Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Schnaible Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Akaska Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Akaska Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Akaska
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lowry is also located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Selby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mobridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Forest City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tolstoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- La Plant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Plant is located in Dewey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
- Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
- Wakpala
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Akaska Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Akaska Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest City
- Gettysburg
- Glenham
- Java
- Java lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Akaska Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Java.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lebanon
- Mobridge
- Mound City
- Selby
- Selby lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Akaska Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Tolstoy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Akaska Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Walworth 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 Akaska Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2159784
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Walworth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Akaska 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |