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A visit to the Dixon 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 Dixon Cemetery ...

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

44.4122, -97.9018

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

The Dixon Cemetery is located in Beadle County<2>.

The county seat for Beadle County is located in Huron. Huron lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dixon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dixon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Dixon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Faith Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Yale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189004 <5>
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • Cavour Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Shue Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Shue Creek Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shue Creek Cemetery
  • LeSueur Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The LeSueur Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeSueur Cemetery
  • Esmond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dow Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dow Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dow Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of De Smet.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436332 <5>
  • Atfield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
  • St. Martin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
  • Petrodie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ideal Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Cemetery
    • Restlawn Memory Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memory Garden
    • De Smet Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The De Smet Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the De Smet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of De Smet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96912 <5>
    • Bonny Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bonny Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Spirt Lake Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Spirt Lake Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirt Lake Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dixon Cemetery.

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

  • Iroquois
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Osceola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Yale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cavour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bancroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Morningside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Huron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Huron is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
  • Carpenter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • De Smet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • LaDelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
    • Broadland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Broadland is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Erwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bryant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people

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 Dixon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beadle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dixon 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 Dixon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Beadle 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 Dixon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1254706  (Dixon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254706 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: Beadle
      • Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Yale
      • Location given for Dixon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4121986     Lon: -97.9017523
      • 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 Beadle, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dixon 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.