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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. 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 Atfield Cemetery ...

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

44.5078, -98.1745

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Shue Creek Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shue Creek Cemetery
  • Broadland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Broadland Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Cavour Protestant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Ideal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ideal Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Martin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Martin Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Hillestad Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Hillestad Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillestad Cemetery
  • Altoona Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Restlawn Memory Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Restlawn Memory Garden is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memory Garden
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dixon Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Wolsey Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Yale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189004 <5>
    • Irving Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Irving Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
    • Bonilla Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bonilla Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla Cemetery
    • Petrodie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Roe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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)
    • Broadland is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Morningside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Morningside is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Huron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Huron is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • 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)
    • Yale is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
  • Cavour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cavour is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <6>
  • LaDelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Hitchcock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolsey is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
    • 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)
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pitrodie was located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Bonilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bonilla is also located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Iroquois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Virgil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Spottswood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Spottswood is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
    • Bancroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people

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 begin 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:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Beadle 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 Atfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1253721  (Atfield Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253721 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: Beadle
      • Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Byron
      • Location given for Atfield Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5077582     Lon: -98.1745357
      • 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 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- Atfield 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.