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A visit to the First Lutheran 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 First Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

44.3139, -96.9292

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

The First Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brookings County<2>.

The county seat for Brookings County is located in Brookings. Brookings lies just to the east of the First Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the First Lutheran 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 First Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brookings.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97065 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brookings.
    • The St. Thomas More Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136600 <5>
  • Sinai Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
  • East Sinai Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sinai Cemetery
  • Lake Campbell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lake Campbell Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Campbell Cemetery
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bruce.
  • Oakwood Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bruce.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bruce Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151790 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
    • Olson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Olson Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
    • South Lake Campbell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The West Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Cemetery
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Prairie Queen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the First Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Volga
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Volga is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <6>
  • Brookings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sinai
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinai is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <6>
  • Sunnyview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
    • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
  • Bruce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bruce is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <6>
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nunda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Aurora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Bushnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Rutland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dyce ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dyce is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hetland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • White
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • White is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <6>
    • Johnsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Estelline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Badger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oldham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ramona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 First Lutheran 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 First Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arlington
  • Brookings
  • Bruce
    • Bruce lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Bushnell
  • Estelline
  • Hetland
    • Hetland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hetland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetland
  • Madison
    • Madison lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Madison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Oldham
    • Oldham lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oldham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
  • Ramona
    • Ramona lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ramona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Toronto
  • Wentworth
  • White
    • White lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the First Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White

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 First Lutheran 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 First Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255054  (First Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255054 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: 499 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Volga
      • Location given for First Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.313858     Lon: -96.9292254
      • 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 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- First Lutheran 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.