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A visit to the Blair Cemetery ...


The location of the Blair 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 Blair Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.8028°   (44° 48' 10")

Lon:   -100.4204°   (-100° 25' 13")

The Blair Cemetery is located in Sully County<2>.

The county seat for Sully County is located in Onida. Onida lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Blair Cemetery .

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 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 Blair Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Sully 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 Blair 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 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Blair Cemetery.

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

    • Okobojo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okobojo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okobojo
      • Okobojo is located in Sully County
    • Forest City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Potter County
    • Agar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agar
      • Agar is located in Sully County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agar <4>
    • Onida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mission Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • La Plant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
      • La Plant is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
    • Gettysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
      • Gettysburg is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
    • Ridgeview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
      • Ridgeview is located in Dewey County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeview <4>
    • Blunt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

    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 Blair Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sully County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blair Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Blair Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Okobojo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okobojo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Okobojo Cemetery is located in Sully County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okobojo Cemetery
    • Petro Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petro Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Petro Family Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petro Family Cemetery
    • Schreiber Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schreiber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schreiber Cemetery is located in Sully County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schreiber Cemetery
    • Agar Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Agar Cemetery is located in Sully County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agar Cemetery
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest City Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest City Cemetery
    • Mission Ridge Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mission Ridge Cemetery is located in Stanley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Ridge Cemetery
    • Swift Bird Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swift Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swift Bird Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swift Bird Cemetery
    • Lone Grave Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Grave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Grave Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Grave Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Episcopal Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rushs Enemy Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushs Enemy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rushs Enemy Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushs Enemy Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Scotty Philip Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • The Scotty Philip Cemetery is located in Stanley County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scotty Philip Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Fort Pierre.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotty Philip Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97680 <6>
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Rousseau Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Cemetery
      • Blunt Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blunt Cemetery is located in Hughes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blunt Cemetery
      • Gettysburg Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gettysburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gettysburg Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gettysburg Cemetery
      • Appomattox Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appomattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appomattox Cemetery
      • Le Beau Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Le Beau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Le Beau Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Beau Cemetery
      • Walking Horse Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walking Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walking Horse Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walking Horse Cemetery
      • Lindsay Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Dewey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery

    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 Blair Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1253958  (Blair Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1253958 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: Artichoke Butte SW
      • County: Sully         Elev: 535
      • Location given for GNIS #1253958 (Blair Cemetery)

    The official website for Sully County: www.sullycounty.net/

    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 Sully, 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 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 Blair Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8028, Longitude: -100.4204       In this case, the coordinates for the Blair 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.




 

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