A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
43.2644, -96.9906
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Turner County<2>.
The county seat for Turner County is located in Parker. Parker lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frieling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Frieling Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieling Cemetery
- Turner County Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melhus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Melhus Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melhus Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- Hattervig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hattervig Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattervig Cemetery
- Chancellor Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chancellor Reformed Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Reformed Cemetery
- The Chancellor Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chancellor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96868 <5>
- Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Swan Lake Catholic Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Hurley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179146 <5>
- Lennox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lennox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lennox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lennox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chancellor Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Chancellor Baptist Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Baptist Cemetery
- The Chancellor Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chancellor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166928 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- St. Christina Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthing Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Worthing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing Cemetery
- St. Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards 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 Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Davis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Viborg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lennox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chancellor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Beresford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakonda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Moe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Beloit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Turner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Beresford
- Canton
- Centerville
- Chancellor
- Harrisburg
- Hurley
- Lennox
- Marion
- Parker
- Tea
- Tea lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Davis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Viborg
- Wakonda
- Worthing
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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Turner 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254611 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254611 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: Turner
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lennox
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.264428 Lon: -96.9906062
- 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 Turner, 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 from Point A (ie- Davis 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. |