A visit to the Elk Point 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 Elk Point Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Point Cemetery (FG ID #1978793).
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 Elk Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Point Cemetery:
42.6795, -96.6791
The Elk Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elk Point.
The cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
Adjacent to the Elk Point Cemetery and just to the west is the Saint Joseph Cemetery.
The county seat for Union County is located in Elk Point. Elk Point lies just to the north northwest of the Elk Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elk Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Elk Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Union County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union County Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union County Cemetery
- Westfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Westfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Twp. Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Ionia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ionia Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
- Ponca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Civil Bend Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- First Brule Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Brule Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dowlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dowlin Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowlin Cemetery
- Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Ridge Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge Cemetery
- Mills Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mills Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Family Cemetery
- Brule Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hancock Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hancock Twp. Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Twp. Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elk Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ponca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millnerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Sioux City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vermillion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Maskell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dakota Dunes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sioux City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Evergreen Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Elk Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Elk Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Elk Point
- Hinton
- Jackson
- Newcastle
- North Sioux City
- Ponca
- Sioux City
- Vermillion
- Waterbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Elk Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Elk Point Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1978793
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 Union, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Point 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. |