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A visit to the Buffalo Cemetery ...

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 Buffalo Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.5742°   (45° 34' 27")

Lon:   -103.5491°   (-103° 32' 56")

The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Harding County<2>.

The county seat for Harding County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies just to the north northeast of the Buffalo Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Buffalo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Grand River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grand River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grand River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Grand River Cemetery is located in Harding County
  • Cave Hills Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Hills Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Cave Hills Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harding County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Hills Lutheran Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Buffalo.
    • The Cave Hills Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cave Hills Church Cemetery
    • Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • South Cave Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275983 <5>
  • Grand River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand River Cemetery is located in Harding County
  • Alma Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alma Cemetery is located in Harding County
  • Short Pine Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Short Pine Cemetery is located in Harding County
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Cemetery
    • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Harding County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ladner Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Ladner.
    • The Ladner Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ladner Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97179 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Harding County
  • Redig Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redig Cemetery is located in Harding County
  • Saint Eulalia Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Eulalia Cemetery
    • The Saint Eulalia Cemetery is located in Harding County
    • The Saint Eulalia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saint Isidore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97536 <5>
  • Capitol Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capitol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capitol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Capitol Cemetery is located in Carter County (MT)
  • South Grand River Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Grand River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Grand River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Grand River Cemetery is located in Perkins County
  • Capitol Church Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capitol Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capitol Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Capitol Church Cemetery is located in Carter County (MT)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Saint Anthony's Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Carter County (MT)
    • Gustave Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gustave Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gustave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gustave Cemetery is located in Harding County
    • Henry Bingaman Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Bingaman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Bingaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Bingaman Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Grand River Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand River Cemetery is located in Bowman County (ND)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Buffalo Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Harding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
  • Ludlow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Harding County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <6>
  • Redig
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Camp Crook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Crook
    • Camp Crook is located in Harding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Crook <6>
  • Reva
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reva
    • Reva is located in Harding County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reva <6>
  • Capitol
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Ralph
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Buffalo Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harding County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ludlow
    • Ludlow lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Buffalo Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ludlow.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow

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 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 Buffalo Cemetery:

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 Buffalo Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1254116  (Buffalo Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1254116 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: Buffalo
    • County: Harding         Elev: 877
    • Location given for GNIS #1254116 (Buffalo Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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 Harding, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buffalo Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5742, Longitude: -103.5491       In this case, the coordinates for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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