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A visit to the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery

Lat:   44.4197°   (44° 25' 10")

Lon:   -100.3562°   (-100° 21' 22")

The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hughes County<2>.

The county seat for Hughes County is located in Pierre. Pierre lies just to the south southeast of the Calvary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scotty Philip Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotty Philip Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97680 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pierre.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97458 <5>
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Stanley County
  • Lone Grave Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Grave Cemetery
    • 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
  • Okobojo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okobojo Cemetery
    • 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
  • Canning Prairie Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canning Prairie Cemetery
    • The Canning Prairie Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canning Prairie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Blunt.
    • The Canning Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canning Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383075 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Blunt.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blunt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96825 <5>
  • Chapelle Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Blair Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Sully County
  • Holy Faith Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Faith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Faith Cemetery is located in Lyman County
  • Mission Ridge Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Ridge Cemetery
    • 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
  • Medicine Hill Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicine Hill Cemetery
    • The Medicine Hill Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Medicine Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Harrold.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97239 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.

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

  • Pierre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre
    • Pierre is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre <6>
  • Fort Pierre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Hughes County
  • Rousseau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rousseau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
    • Rousseau is located in Hughes County
  • Okobojo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okobojo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okobojo
    • Okobojo is located in Sully County
  • Canning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
    • Canning is located in Hughes County
  • Blunt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Onida
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Ridge
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hughes County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Blunt
    • Blunt lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blunt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Fort Pierre
  • Onida
    • Onida lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onida.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
  • Pierre
    • Pierre lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Calvary Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pierre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Calvary 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 Calvary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1254197  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1254197 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: Pierre NE
    • County: Hughes         Elev: 554
    • Location given for GNIS #1254197 (Calvary 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 Hughes, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4197, Longitude: -100.3562       In this case, the coordinates for the Calvary 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.
<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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