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A visit to the Cedar Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Cedar Cemetery ...

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

44.2775, -99.2243

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

The Cedar Cemetery is located in Hand County<2>.

The county seat for Hand County is located in Miller. Miller lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cedar Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cedar Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Cedar Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Placidus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Placidus Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Placidus Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Placidus Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fort Thompson.
    • The St. Placidus Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Placidus Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168066 <5>
  • Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of Highmore.
    • The Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Stephen Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97149 <5>
  • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
  • Highmore Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highmore Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highmore Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Highmore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97093 <5>
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Highmore.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167348 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fort Thompson.
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake View Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97570 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • G A R Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The G A R Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Gann Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97711 <5>
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Miller.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97512 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John the Baptist Episcopal Cemetery
      • St. John's Cemetery
      • St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168051 <5>
    • Holy Comforter Episcopal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crow Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Crow Creek Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crow Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crow Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96902 <5>
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Vega Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Vega Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
    • McNair Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The McNair Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Kimball.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97391 <5>
    • Hope Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lillihaug Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408942 <5>
    • McCord Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wessington Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wessington Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wessington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Wessington
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97801 <5>
    • Alden Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Alden Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cedar Cemetery.

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

  • Ames
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ames is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Stephan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ree Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bramhall ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bramhall is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramhall
  • Fort Thompson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gann Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Brule
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Holabird
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wessington
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Cedar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hand County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cedar Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hand 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 Cedar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1254285  (Cedar Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254285 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: Hand
      • Est. Elev: 586 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Miller Dale Colony SW
      • Location given for Cedar Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2774875     Lon: -99.2242694
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Hand, 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- Cedar 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>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.