A visit to the Bear Butte 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 Bear Butte Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bear Butte Cemetery (FG ID #177907)
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 Bear Butte Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Butte Cemetery
Lat: 44.4115° (44° 24' 41")
Lon: -103.4943° (-103° 29' 39")
The Bear Butte Cemetery is located in Meade County<2>.
The county seat for Meade County is located in Sturgis. Sturgis lies just to the west of the Bear Butte Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bear Butte Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Meade County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bear Butte Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Butte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Butte Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sturgis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crook City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
- Crook City is located in Lawrence County
- Centennial City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Lawrence County
- Tilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
- Tilford is located in Meade County
- Deadwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roubaix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
- Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Greenwood has also been known as:
- Laflin
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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 <4>
- Nemo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Onge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Lawrence County
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Summerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trojan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
- Trojan is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
- Spearfish
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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 <4>
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
- Nisland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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 <4>
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 Bear Butte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meade County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Butte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Deadwood
- Lead
- Lead lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bear Butte Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lead.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
- Nisland
- Preston
- Roubaix
- Saint Onge
- Spearfish
- Sturgis
- Tilford
- Whitewood
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Bear Butte Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Butte Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Meade National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Meade National Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery
- Black Hills National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Sturgis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Hills National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <1>
- Crook City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crook City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <1>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Galena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vinegar Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <1>
- Anderson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Dane Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seth Bullock Grave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seth Bullock Grave
- Piedmont Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piedmont Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Piedmont.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143973 <1>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- South Lead Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Onge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Lead Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lead Cemetery
- Vale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vale Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vale Cemetery
- Old Vale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Vale Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vale Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Terry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310671 <1>
- Mountain Meadow Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mountain Meadow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
- Snoma Finnish Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery
- Englewood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Bear Butte Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2513410 (Bear Butte Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2513410 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: Fort Meade
- County: Meade Elev: 1060
- Location given for GNIS #2513410 (Bear Butte Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #177907
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Meade, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Butte Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4115, Longitude: -103.4943 |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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. |
<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. |