A visit to the Bijou Hills Union 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 Bijou Hills Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bijou Hills Union Cemetery (FG ID #2332218).
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 Bijou Hills Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery:
43.5281, -99.1709
The Bijou Hills Union Cemetery is located in Brule County<2>.
The county seat for Brule County is located in Chamberlain. Chamberlain lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.
Name Variations for Bijou Hills Union 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.
Bijou Hills Union Cemetery has also been known as:
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 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bijou Hills Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaRoche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The LaRoche Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRoche Cemetery
- St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Lake George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake George Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Lyman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Castalia Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Castalia Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gabrielson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Gabrielson Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabrielson Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Larson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Larson Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dixon Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Old Platte Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Platte Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Platte Cemetery
- Bullis Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Bullis Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Cemetery
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bijou Hills Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bijou Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Academy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pukwana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Platte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oacoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hamill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joubert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Herrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aurora Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
- Crow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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 Bijou Hills Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brule County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bijou Hills
- Burke
- Burke lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Chamberlain
- Dallas
- Gregory
- Herrick
- Kimball
- Oacoma
- Oacoma lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oacoma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
- Platte
- Platte lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Platte.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
- Pukwana
- White Lake
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 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 Bijou Hills Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Brule 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 Bijou Hills Union Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2332218
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1258691 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258691 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: Brule
- Est. Elev: 549 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bijou Hills
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.528055 Lon: -99.1709272
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Brule, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bijou Hills Union 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |