A visit to the Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill Cemetery
Lat: 44.3355° (44° 20' 7")
Lon: -100.3968° (-100° 23' 48")
The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Stanley County<2>.
The county seat for Stanley County is located in Fort Pierre. Fort Pierre lies just to the northeast of the Cedar Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the Cedar Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cedar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scotty Philip Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 east)
- 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>
- Mount Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mount Calvary Cemetery
- The Mount Calvary Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mount Calvary Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Pierre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96854 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Lone Grave Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Canning Prairie Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Okobojo Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Holy Faith Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Chapelle Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Draper Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Jones County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Draper Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Draper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96927 <5>
- Vivian Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vivian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vivian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vivian Cemetery is located in Lyman County
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 Cedar Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cedar Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fort Pierre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pierre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Hughes County
- Rousseau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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
- Canning
(18 miles [29 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
- Okobojo
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Blunt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vivian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
- Vivian is located in Lyman County
- Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
- Draper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Draper is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stanley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cedar Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blunt
- Blunt lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blunt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
- Draper
- Fort Pierre
- Pierre
- Vivian
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 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 Cedar Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Stanley 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 Cedar Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1261087 (Cedar Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1261087 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 SW
- County: Stanley Elev: 502
- Location given for GNIS #1261087 (Cedar Hill Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Stanley, 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 obstructions 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 Cedar Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3355, Longitude: -100.3968 In this case, the coordinates for the Cedar Hill 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. |