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A visit to the Chance Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Chance Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chance Cemetery (FG ID #2167721).

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 Chance Cemetery ...

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

45.4143, -102.2728

The Chance Cemetery is located in Perkins County<2>.

The county seat for Perkins County is located in Bison. Bison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Chance Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chance Cemetery.

Establishment of the Chance Cemetery ...

The Chance Cemetery was established in 1910.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Chance Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Meadow Gallaway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bison Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bison Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison Cemetery
  • Sein Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Sein Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sein Cemetery
  • Date Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Date Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Lightning Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fredlund Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fredlund Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredlund Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery

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 Chance Cemetery.

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

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 Chance Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perkins County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bison
    • Bison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Chance Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Faith
    • Faith lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Chance Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Faith.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Chance Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Perkins 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 Chance Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2167721

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, 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- Chance 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.