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A visit to the Barnette 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 Barnette Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barnette 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 Barnette Cemetery

Lat:   43.7717°   (43° 46' 18")

Lon:   -100.8671°   (-100° 52' 1")

The Barnette Cemetery is located in Mellette County<2>.

The county seat for Mellette County is located in White River. White River lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Barnette Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Barnette Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Murdo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murdo Cemetery
    • The Murdo Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murdo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Murdo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97278 <5>
  • St. Phillip Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillip Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • St. Ignatius Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Cedarbutte Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarbutte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarbutte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedarbutte Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Stands for Them Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stands for Them Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stands for Them Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stands for Them Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Draper Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • The Draper Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Draper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Draper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96927 <5>
  • Belvedere Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belvedere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belvedere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belvedere Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riverview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97465 <5>
  • Body of Christ Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Body of Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Body of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Body of Christ Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Midland Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Midland Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Garden Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Garden Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • The Holy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2466562 <5>
    • Flat Top Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Top Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flat Top Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Mediator Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mediator Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mediator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mediator Cemetery is located in Mellette County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Barnette Cemetery.

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

  • Okaton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Westover ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Jones County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
  • Murdo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
    • Murdo is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdo <7>
  • White River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Mellette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <7>
  • Draper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <7>
  • Belvidere
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <7>
  • Capa ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capa
    • Capa is located in Jones County
  • Midland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Norris
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
    • Wood is located in Mellette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <7>
  • Nowlin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nowlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin
    • Nowlin is located in Haakon County

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 Barnette Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mellette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barnette 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 helpful 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 Barnette 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 Barnette Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1253776  (Barnette Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1253776 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: Okaton SE
    • County: Mellette         Elev: 617
    • Location given for GNIS #1253776 (Barnette Cemetery)

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 Mellette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Barnette Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7717, Longitude: -100.8671       In this case, the coordinates for the Barnette 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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