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A visit to the Beals 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 Beals Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Beals Cemetery (FG ID #1305736)

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 Beals Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.6188°   (44° 37' 7")

Lon:   -103.4380°   (-103° 26' 16")

The cemetery is located in Butte County<3>.

As an estimate, the Beals Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Vale.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Belle Fourche. Belle Fourche lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west of the Beals Cemetery .

Name Variations for Beals Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Beals Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Vale Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Beals Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Beals Cemetery.

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

  • Vale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Newell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Newell is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <7>
  • Nisland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
    • Nisland is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <7>
  • Fruitdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <7>
  • Saint Onge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Whitewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Crook City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
    • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
  • Belle Fourche
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
    • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <7>
  • Spearfish
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <7>
  • Deadwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Galena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilford
      • From the Beals Cemetery to Tilford
    • North Spearfish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Castle Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <7>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lead
      • From the Beals Cemetery to Lead
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carbonate
      • From the Beals Cemetery to Carbonate
    • Roubaix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Piedmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Maurice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trojan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From the Beals Cemetery to Woodville

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 Beals Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beals 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 professional and volunteer 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 Beals 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 Beals Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1256872  (Old Vale Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1256872 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: Vale
    • County: Butte         Elev: 856
    • Location given for GNIS #1256872 (Old Vale Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1305736

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Beals Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6188, Longitude: -103.4380    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.
<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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