A visit to the Bear Valley Lutheran 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 Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery:
43.5855, -96.5309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County<2>.
The county seat for Minnehaha County is located in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Beaver Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- West Palisades Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills of Rest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hills of Rest Memorial Park is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills of Rest Memorial Park
- The Hills of Rest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hills of Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97097 <5>
- Palisades Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades Cemetery
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Minnehaha Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Minnehaha Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nerison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nerison Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerison Cemetery
- Beaver Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Valley Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Valley Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Larchwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Larchwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood Cemetery
- The Larchwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95261 <5>
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81933 <5>
- Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- United Reformed Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Norway Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rowena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Shindler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garretson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Renner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Larchwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Steen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Crooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Baltic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Valley Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Minnehaha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baltic
- Baltic lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baltic.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Brandon
- Canton
- Dell Rapids
- Garretson
- Harrisburg
- Hills
- Hills lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Inwood
- Inwood lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Jasper
- Jasper lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jasper.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Larchwood
- Luverne
- Luverne lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luverne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
- Sioux Falls
- Tea
- Tea lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Valley Springs
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 Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Minnehaha 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 Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1264898 (Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1264898 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: Minnehaha
- Est. Elev: 418 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brandon
- Location given for Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5855296 Lon: -96.5308771
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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 Minnehaha, 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' (or 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- Bear Valley Lutheran 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. |
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