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A visit to the Arlington 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 Arlington Cemetery ...

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

44.3511, -97.1273

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

The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.

The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west of the Arlington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Arlington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Arlington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bangor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
  • Nordland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Nordland Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nordland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Hetland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97307 <5>
  • Nielsen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nielsen Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nielsen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97304 <5>
  • Hetland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Oakwood Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
  • Lake Thisted Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Thisted Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Thisted Cemetery
  • East Sinai Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sinai Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Trasta Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • United Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The United Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
    • Badger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinderlie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • United Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The United Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
    • St. Andreas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Andreas Cemetery is also located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andreas Cemetery
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Odden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Arlington Cemetery.

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

  • Arlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hetland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hetland is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hetland <6>
  • Sinai
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sinai is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <6>
  • Badger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Badger is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <6>
  • Volga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Volga is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <6>
  • Oldham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oldham is also located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <6>
  • Lake Preston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruce is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <6>
  • Nunda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Alsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
  • Lake Norden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ramona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Prairie Queen was located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
    • Sunnyview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
    • Brookings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Erwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Erwin is also located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <6>
    • Rutland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Estelline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dyce ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dyce was located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
    • Johnsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Dempster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
    • De Smet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • De Smet is also located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Smet <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 Arlington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Arlington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Kingsbury 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 Arlington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1253682  (Arlington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253682 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: Kingsbury
      • Est. Elev: 561 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Arlington
      • Location given for Arlington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3510802     Lon: -97.1272875
      • 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 South Dakota's counties, including Kingsbury, 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 from Point A (ie- Arlington 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.