A visit to the Bluff View 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 Bluff View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bluff View Cemetery (FG ID #96824).
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 Bluff View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff View Cemetery:
42.7714, -96.9045
The Bluff View Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Vermillion. Vermillion lies just to the west northwest of the Bluff View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bluff View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Dowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dowlin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowlin Cemetery
- Clay Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Creek Cemetery
- Ionia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ionia Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Maskell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maskell Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell Cemetery
- Clay Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Clay Point Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point Cemetery
- Spirit Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Obert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Obert Cemetery is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lime Creek Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- Union County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union County Cemetery
- Brule Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meckling Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Meckling Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckling Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- First Brule Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Brule Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mortvedt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mortvedt Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortvedt Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Bluff View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vermillion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maskell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Obert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meckling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Wynot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alsen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ponca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Bluff View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bluff View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elk Point
- Gayville
- Newcastle
- Ponca
- Saint Helena
- Vermillion
- Volin
- Wakonda
- Wynot
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 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 Bluff View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Bluff View Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96824
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1253983 (Bluff View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1253983 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vermillion
- Location given for Bluff View Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7713864 Lon: -96.9055986
- 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 Clay, 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- Bluff View 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. |