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A visit to the Blackhawk Cemetery ...


The location of the Blackhawk Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Blackhawk Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.1436°   (44° 8' 36")

Lon:   -103.3069°   (-103° 18' 24")

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 .

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 Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk 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 18 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
      • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
      • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Pine Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
      • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
    • Rapid Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
      • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
    • Ashland Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
      • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
    • Pactola ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pactola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
      • Pactola is located in Pennington County
    • Nemo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Box Elder
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
      • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Green Valley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
        • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
      • Tilford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
        • Tilford is located in Meade County
      • Silver City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
        • Silver City is located in Pennington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
      • Rockerville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
        • Greenwood has also been known as:
        • Laflin
      • Canyon City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
        • Canyon City is located in Pennington County

    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.

    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.<5>

    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
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97276 <6>
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Piedmont Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <6>
    • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Lawn Memorial Park is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    • Elk Vale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elk Vale Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Vale Cemetery
    • Rockerville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Black Hills National Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <6>
    • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97167 <6>
    • Ft. Meade National Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • 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
      • 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 <6>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Rochford Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochford Cemetery
      • Viewfield Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Viewfield Cemetery is located in Meade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewfield Cemetery
      • Oak Ridge Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Larsen Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larsen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Larsen Cemetery is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larsen Cemetery
      • Crook City Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • 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 <6>
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • St. Ambrose Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seth Bullock Grave
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      • Mt. Moran Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Lead Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Englewood Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

    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 Blackhawk Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1261290  (Blackhawk Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1261290 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: Blackhawk
      • County: Meade         Elev: 1094
      • Location given for GNIS #1261290 (Blackhawk Cemetery)

    The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

    The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

    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 'straight-line' 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 Blackhawk Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1436, Longitude: -103.3069       In this case, the coordinates for the Blackhawk Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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