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A visit to the Esterly 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 Esterly Cemetery ...

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

45.0564, -97.2284

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

The Esterly Cemetery is located in Codington County<2>.

The county seat for Codington County is located in Watertown. Watertown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Esterly Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Esterly Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Esterly Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Maurice Esterly Blessed Sacrament Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Berger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Berger Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
  • Helgen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Helgen Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helgen Cemetery
  • Gautsch Child Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Gautsch Child Grave is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautsch Child Grave
  • New Helgen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The New Helgen Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helgen Cemetery
  • Dexter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dexter Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
  • Lake Nicholson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Lake Nicholson Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nicholson Cemetery
  • Goodhue Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Goodhue Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue Cemetery
  • St. Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Klix Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Klix Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klix Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Egeland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Egeland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeland Cemetery
    • Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mazeppa Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mazeppa Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Watertown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97270 <5>
    • Jellis Grave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Jellis Grave is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellis Grave
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
    • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Phipps Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Phipps Cemetery is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • Kampeska Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Kampeska Cemetery is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Esterly Cemetery.

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

  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kampeska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Watertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • South Shore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Henry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <6>
  • Garden City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Appleby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleby is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Waubay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kranzburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ortley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Marvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hazel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stockholm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Goodwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Strandburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kones Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
    • Webster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lily
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Naples
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Bemis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bemis is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Twin Brooks
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Esterly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Codington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Esterly Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Codington 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 Esterly Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1265752  (Esterly Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1265752 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: Codington
      • Est. Elev: 562 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Still Lake
      • Location given for Esterly Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0563522     Lon: -97.2284114
      • 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 Codington, 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- Esterly 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.