A visit to the Congregational 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 Congregational Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Congregational Cemetery:
45.6694, -99.2426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Congregational Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.
The county seat for McPherson County is located in Leola. Leola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Congregational Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Congregational Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Congregational Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rueb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rueb Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueb Cemetery
- Leola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leola Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola Cemetery
- Mohr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mohr Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohr Cemetery
- Arena Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Arena Valley Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena Valley Cemetery
- Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- The Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Cemetery
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- Huffnung's Lutheran Cemetery
- Calvin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillsview Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph - Hillsview Cemetery
- Hoffnungs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoffnungs Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungs Cemetery
- Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Glueckstahl Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Glueckstahl Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glueckstahl Cemetery
- Morningside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Green Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Congregational Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Congregational Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hosmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Lake is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beebe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsview is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Ipswich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Craven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craven is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Craven Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- Wetonka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wetonka is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Bowdle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ashley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Loyalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loyalton is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
- Venturia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in Edmunds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Mina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes
(29 miles [46.7 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 Congregational Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Congregational Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ashley lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Eureka
- Eureka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eureka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Forbes
- Ipswich
- Leola
- Leola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Loyalton
- Roscoe
- Roscoe lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Congregational Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
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 Congregational Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to McPherson 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 Congregational Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254447 (Congregational Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254447 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: McPherson
- Est. Elev: 616 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainview Colony NW
- Location given for Congregational Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6694202 Lon: -99.2426151
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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 McPherson, 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' (or 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- Congregational 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. |