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A visit to the Buffalo Gap Cemetery ...


The location of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.4747°   (43° 28' 28")

Lon:   -103.3135°   (-103° 18' 48")

The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Fall River County<2>.

The county seat for Fall River County is located in Hot Springs. Hot Springs lies just to the west southwest of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Fall River 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 Buffalo Gap 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 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.

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

    • Buffalo Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oral
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
      • Oral is located in Fall River County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oral <4>
    • Hot Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Smithwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cascade Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
      • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
    • Fairburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
      • Fairburn is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <4>
    • Pringle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
      • Pringle is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
    • Oelrichs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
      • Oelrichs is located in Fall River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs <4>
    • Custer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermosa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Spokane ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Spokane is located in Custer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
    • Edgemont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
      • Edgemont is located in Fall River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>
    • Keystone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

    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 Gap Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fall River County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Buffalo Gap Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hines Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hines Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hot Springs National Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hot Springs National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hot Springs National Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hot Springs National Cemetery
    • Smithwick Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smithwick Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithwick Cemetery
    • Horsehead Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horsehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horsehead Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horsehead Cemetery
    • Fairburn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairburn Cemetery
    • Pringle Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pringle Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Custer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Custer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Custer Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Cemetery
    • Edgemont Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>

    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 Buffalo Gap Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1254123  (Buffalo Gap Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1254123 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 Gap
      • County: Fall River         Elev: 984
      • Location given for GNIS #1254123 (Buffalo Gap 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 Fall River, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4747, Longitude: -103.3135       In this case, the coordinates for the Buffalo Gap 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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