A visit to the Columkill 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 Columkill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Columkill Cemetery:
43.0642, -97.0831
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Columkill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Columkill Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Vermillion. Vermillion lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Columkill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Columkill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Columkill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Columkill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Hansen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hansen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- South Lodi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The South Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lodi Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Volin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Volin Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bluff Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hattervig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hattervig Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattervig Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Meldal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Meldal Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldal Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97401 <5>
- Mortvedt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mortvedt Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortvedt Cemetery
- Hovde Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Houde Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Houde Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houde Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Columkill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Columkill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wakonda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Viborg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Volin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Valleyview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Hub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meckling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alsen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Beresford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
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 Columkill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Columkill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beresford
- Centerville
- Chancellor
- Gayville
- Hurley
- Saint Helena
- Vermillion
- Viborg
- Volin
- Wakonda
- Yankton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Columkill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Columkill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254441 (Columkill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254441 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakonda
- Location given for Columkill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0641582 Lon: -97.0831058
- 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 Clay, 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- Columkill 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. |