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A visit to the Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk Cemetery ...

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

44.1436, -103.3069

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackhawk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County<2>.

The county seat for Meade County is located in Sturgis. Sturgis lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Blackhawk Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blackhawk Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Blackhawk Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Rapid City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97276 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piedmont Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Piedmont.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143973 <5>
  • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pine Lawn Memorial Park is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn Memorial Park
  • Elk Vale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elk Vale Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Vale Cemetery
  • Rockerville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Rockerville Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockerville Cemetery
  • Black Hills National Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hills National Cemetery
    • 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 southeast of Sturgis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <5>
  • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Keystone.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Keystone Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97167 <5>
  • Ft. Meade National Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Butte Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
    • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rochford Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford Cemetery
    • Viewfield Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Viewfield Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield Cemetery
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Larsen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Larsen Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen Cemetery
    • Crook City Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <5>
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Ambrose Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Bullock Grave
    • Mt. Moran Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moran Cemetery
    • South Lead Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lead.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180695 <5>
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackhawk Cemetery.

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

  • Blackhawk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summerset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sioux Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
  • Rapid City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Siding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
  • Piedmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Pine Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
  • Rapid Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Ashland Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
  • Pactola ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pactola is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
  • Nemo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Box Elder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Green Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
    • Tilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • Rockerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Laflin
    • Canyon City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bend is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend

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 Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1261290  (Blackhawk Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1261290 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: 1094 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blackhawk
      • Location given for Blackhawk Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1435983     Lon: -103.3068507
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackhawk 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.