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A visit to the Atfield Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Atfield Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.5078°   (44° 30' 28")

Lon:   -98.1745°   (-98° 10' 28")

The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County<2>.

The county seat for Beadle County is located in Huron. Huron lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Atfield Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Atfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shue Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shue Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shue Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shue Creek Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • Broadland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • Cavour Protestant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavour Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavour Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cavour Protestant Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • Ideal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ideal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ideal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Martin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beadle County
  • Hillestad Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillestad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillestad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillestad Cemetery is located in Spink County
  • Altoona Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Restlawn Memory Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memory Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memory Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Wolsey Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      • The Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Yale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189004 <5>
    • Irving Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irving Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Bonilla Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonilla Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bonilla Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Petrodie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Richland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Roe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Doland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Atfield Cemetery.

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

  • Broadland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Morningside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
  • Yale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cavour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
    • Cavour is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <6>
  • Hitchcock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
    • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <6>
  • Carpenter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
    • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <6>
  • Osceola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Bonilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
    • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
  • Iroquois
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Virgil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spottswood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spottswood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Bancroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Tulare
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
      • Tulare is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <6>
    • Alpena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
      • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <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 Atfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beadle County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Atfield Cemetery:

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 Atfield Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1253721  (Atfield Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1253721 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lake Byron
    • County: Beadle         Elev: 395
    • Location given for GNIS #1253721 (Atfield Cemetery)

The official website for Beadle County: www.beadlecounty.org/

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

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 Beadle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Atfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5078, Longitude: -98.1745       In this case, the coordinates for the Atfield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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