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A visit to the Eaglestaff Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Eaglestaff Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.7725°   (44° 46' 21")

Lon:   -101.9957°   (-101° 59' 44")

The Eaglestaff Cemetery is located in Ziebach County<2>.

The county seat for Ziebach County is located in Dupree. Dupree lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Eaglestaff Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Eaglestaff Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Pius Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
  • Little Dog Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Dog Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Dog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Dog Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
  • Faith Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Red Elm Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Elm Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
  • Rose Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • White Owl Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Owl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Owl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Owl Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Backes Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Backes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Backes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Backes Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dowling Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Milesville Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milesville Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Dupree Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
      • The Dupree Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dupree Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Dupree.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145302 <5>
    • Wellsburg Union Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wellsburg Union Cemetery is located in Haakon County
    • Iron Lightning Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Lightning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Lightning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iron Lightning Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
    • Topbar Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topbar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Topbar Cemetery is located in Haakon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Eaglestaff Cemetery.

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

  • Howes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marcus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Ziebach County
  • Faith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Faith is located in Meade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <6>
  • Red Elm ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
    • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
  • Opal
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • White Owl
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Milesville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Owl
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Owl
    • Red Owl is located in Meade County
  • Dupree
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Eaglestaff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ziebach County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eaglestaff Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dupree
  • Faith
    • Faith lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Eaglestaff Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Faith.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Red Owl

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 helpful 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 Eaglestaff Cemetery:

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 Eaglestaff Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1265963  (Eaglestaff Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1265963 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: Chasing Hawk Draw
    • County: Ziebach         Elev: 680
    • Location given for GNIS #1265963 (Eaglestaff Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 Ziebach, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eaglestaff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7725, Longitude: -101.9957       In this case, the coordinates for the Eaglestaff Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.




 

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