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A visit to the Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery ...

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

43.6278, -98.6476

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crystal Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Aurora County<2>.

The county seat for Aurora County is located in Plankinton. Plankinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Crystal Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Crystal Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Old St. Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old St. Paul Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Bullis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Bullis Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Cemetery
  • Aurora Center Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Aurora Center Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center Cemetery
  • Larson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Larson Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Silver Ridge Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plankinton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Plankinton Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankinton Cemetery
      • The Plankinton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mizpah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97385 <5>
    • Gabrielson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Gabrielson Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabrielson Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Kimball.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97389 <5>
    • Rock Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
    • New Holland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The New Holland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Crystal Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Aurora Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
  • White Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stickney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plankinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Joubert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • New Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimball
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Corsica
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Platte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <6>
  • Mount Vernon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Storla
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Storla is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Crow Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
    • Douglas City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Lyonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyonville is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
    • Academy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Geddes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
    • Bijou Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
    • Armour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Crystal Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aurora County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Aurora 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 Crystal Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1266563  (Crystal Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266563 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: Aurora
      • Est. Elev: 499 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: White Lake
      • Location given for Crystal Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6277712     Lon: -98.6475859
      • 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 Aurora, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Lake 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.