A visit to the County Home 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 County Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Home Cemetery:
43.1253, -99.2870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The County Home Cemetery is located in Gregory County<2>.
The county seat for Gregory County is located in Burke. Burke lies just to the north of the County Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Herrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Herrick Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- German Congregation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Ponca Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- ZCBJ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The ZCBJ Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ZCBJ Cemetery
- Spotted Tail Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Spotted Tail Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotted Tail Cemetery
- Evangelical Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Evangelical Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Dallas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325549 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265188 <5>
- Naper Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Hillview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillview Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Cemetery
- Naper Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Naper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bonesteel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Gregory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dustin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Colome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Cleveland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Academy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Academy is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Wewela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Butte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Bijou Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
- Carns ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carns is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
- Platte
(28 miles [45.1 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 County Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregory County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anoka
- Anoka lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Bijou Hills
- Bonesteel
- Burke
- Burton
- Butte
- Colome
- Dallas
- Fairfax
- Gregory
- Herrick
- Naper
- Platte
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 County Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Gregory 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 County Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254512 (County Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254512 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: Gregory
- Est. Elev: 641 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burke
- Location given for County Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1252777 Lon: -99.2870454
- 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 Gregory, 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- County Home 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. |