A visit to the De Smet Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the De Smet Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The De Smet Cemetery (FG ID #96912).
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 De Smet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the De Smet Cemetery:
44.3677, -97.5703
The De Smet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of De Smet.
The cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.
The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies just to the northeast of the De Smet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the De Smet Cemetery.
Establishment of the De Smet Cemetery ...
The De Smet Cemetery was established August 1, 1881.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the De Smet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from De Smet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Dow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Preston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Preston Cemetery
- Spirt Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Spirt Lake Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirt Lake Cemetery
- Erwin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- LeSueur Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The LeSueur Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeSueur Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- United Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Hinderlie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faith Mennonite Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton Cemetery
- Oldham Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Andreas Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andreas Cemetery
- Hetland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the De Smet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from De Smet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Smet
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hetland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Badger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pitrodie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pitrodie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
- Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Norden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cavour
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vilas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Howard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ramona
(24 miles [38.6 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 De Smet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The De Smet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bryant
- Carthage
- Cavour
- De Smet
- Hayti
- Hetland
- Howard
- Iroquois
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Oldham
- Ramona
- Vienna
- Vilas
- Willow Lake
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 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 De Smet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Kingsbury 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 De Smet Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96912
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254631 (De Smet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254631 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: Kingsbury
- Est. Elev: 538 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Smet SE
- Location given for De Smet Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3683035 Lon: -97.5709099
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Kingsbury, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- De Smet 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. |