A visit to the Charity 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 Charity Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Charity Cemetery (FG ID #96871).
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 Charity Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Charity Cemetery:
43.9655, -98.4747
The Charity Cemetery is located in Jerauld County<2>.
The county seat for Jerauld County is located in Wessington Springs. Wessington Springs lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Charity Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Charity Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Charity Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Charity Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Solberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Solberg Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg Cemetery
- Viola Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Viola Valley Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Valley Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Feistner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eventide Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eventide Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eventide Cemetery
- St. Wilfrid Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Wilfrid Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wilfrid Cemetery
- Victor Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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- Knutson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Knutson Cemetery is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knutson Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plankinton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Charity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Charity Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Storla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Storla is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
- Wessington Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woonsocket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crow Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alpena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plankinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Letcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forestburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lyonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Gann Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Charity Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jerauld County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Charity Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Artesian
- Forestburg
- Gann Valley
- Kimball
- Letcher
- Mitchell
- Mount Vernon
- Plankinton
- Stickney
- Storla
- Virgil
- Wessington Springs
- White Lake
- Woonsocket
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 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 Charity Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Jerauld 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 Charity Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96871
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254330 (Charity Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254330 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: Jerauld
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fraser Dam
- Location given for Charity Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9652679 Lon: -98.4748113
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Jerauld, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charity 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. |