A visit to the Dowlin 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 Dowlin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowlin Cemetery:
42.7789, -96.8112
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowlin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowlin Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Vermillion. Vermillion lies just to the west of the Dowlin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dowlin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Dowlin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowlin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Union County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union County Cemetery
- First Brule Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First Brule Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- The First Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brule Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97333 <5>
- Old Brule Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brule Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brule Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brule Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Spink.
- The Brule Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brule Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973015 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Ionia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ionia Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Clay Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Point Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point Cemetery
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- Clay Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Creek Cemetery
- Elk Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Point Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elk Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978793 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elk Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97565 <5>
- Spirit Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Rockfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield Cemetery
- Maskell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maskell Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell Cemetery
- Westfield Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Westfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Twp. Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowlin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Burbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Vermillion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Newcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elk Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maskell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Obert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Obert is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Hub City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Alsen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alsen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
- Meckling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ponca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Chatsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 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 Dowlin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowlin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Dowlin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Alcester
- Elk Point
- Gayville
- Newcastle
- Ponca
- Ponca lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Dowlin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ponca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Vermillion
- Wynot
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Dowlin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Dowlin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1265187 (Dowlin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1265187 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vermillion SE
- Location given for Dowlin Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7788864 Lon: -96.811152
- 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 Clay, 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- Dowlin 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. |