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A visit to the Black Hills National 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 Black Hills National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Black Hills National Cemetery (FG ID #96818).

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 Black Hills National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Hills National Cemetery:

44.3689, -103.4755

The Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Sturgis.

The cemetery is located in Meade County<3>.

The county seat for Meade County is located in Sturgis. Sturgis lies just to the north northwest of the Black Hills National Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Black Hills National Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Black Hills National Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Black Hills National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Hills National Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Black Hills National 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 Black Hills National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Deadwood
  • Lead
    • Lead lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Black Hills National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lead.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Roubaix
    • Roubaix lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Black Hills National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roubaix.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
  • Saint Onge
  • Sturgis
    • Sturgis lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Black Hills National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sturgis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Tilford
    • Tilford lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Black Hills National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
  • Whitewood

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 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 Black Hills National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Meade 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 Black Hills National Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #96818

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1261284  (Black Hills National Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1261284 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: Meade
      • Est. Elev: 1118 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tilford
      • Location given for Black Hills National Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.368874     Lon: -103.4757444
      • 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Hills National Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <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.