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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 44.3677° (44° 22' 3")
Lon: -97.5703° (-97° 34' 13")
The cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.
As an estimate, the De Smet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of De Smet.
The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies just to the northeast of 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Dow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Preston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Preston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Spirt Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spirt Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spirt Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spirt Lake Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeSueur Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeSueur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The LeSueur Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Hinderlie Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Oldham Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Catherine's Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Beadle County
- Trinity Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
- St. Andreas Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andreas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andreas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Hetland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <6>
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bancroft
- From the De Smet Cemetery to Bancroft
- Iroquois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Osceola
- From the De Smet Cemetery to Osceola
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <6>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <6>
- Badger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Cavour is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <6>
- Vilas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vilas
- From the De Smet Cemetery to Vilas
- Howard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ramona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Ramona is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <6>
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 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 De Smet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Kingsbury County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254631 (De Smet Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1254631 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: De Smet SE
- County: Kingsbury Elev: 538
- Location given for GNIS #1254631 (De Smet Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96912
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the De Smet Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3677, Longitude: -97.5703 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |