A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elmwood Cemetery (FG ID #2151790).
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 Elmwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmwood Cemetery:
44.4372, -96.8842
The Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bruce.
The cemetery is located in Brookings County<2>.
The county seat for Brookings County is located in Brookings. Brookings lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Elmwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.
Name Variations for Elmwood Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Petri Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
- Oakwood Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trasta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fountain Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Mikkelson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blom Prairie Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bruce
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Estelline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brookings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dempster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sinai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Toronto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Badger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hetland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Astoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Norden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nunda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Castlewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brandt
(20 miles [32.2 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 Elmwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brookings County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Brandt
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bruce lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Elmwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bushnell
- Castlewood
- Estelline
- Hayti
- Hendricks
- Hetland
- Lake Norden
- Toronto
- White
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 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Brookings 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2151790
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1254085 (Bruce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1254085 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: Brookings
- Est. Elev: 513 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bruce
- Location given for Bruce Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.4371894 Lon: -96.8842254
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Brookings, 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- Elmwood 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. |