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A visit to the Fort Meade National Cemetery ...


The location of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Ft. Meade National Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery

Lat:   44.4024°   (44° 24' 8")

Lon:   -103.4766°   (-103° 28' 35")

The Ft. Meade National Cemetery is located in Meade County<2>.

The county seat for Meade County is located in Sturgis. Sturgis lies just to the west northwest of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery .

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 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 Ft. Meade National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Meade County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ft. Meade National Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery.

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

    • Sturgis
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
    • Crook City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
      • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
    • Centennial City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
      • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
    • Galena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Whitewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
      • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <4>
    • Roubaix
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
      • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
    • Piedmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Deadwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Laflin
    • Lead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <4>
    • Nemo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
        • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
      • Central City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Summerset
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Onge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Trojan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
        • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
      • Nisland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
        • Nisland is located in Butte County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <4>
      • Dumont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
        • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
      • Blackhawk
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Spearfish
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
        • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <4>
      • Carbonate ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
        • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County

    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 Ft. Meade National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meade County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Meade National Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Deadwood
    • Lead
      • Lead lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lead.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Nisland
    • Preston
    • Roubaix
    • Saint Onge
    • Spearfish
    • Sturgis
      • Sturgis lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sturgis.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Tilford
      • Tilford lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Whitewood

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Ft. Meade National Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bear Butte Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Black Hills National Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Sturgis.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Hills National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <6>
    • Crook City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crook City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <6>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Galena Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <6>
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piedmont Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Piedmont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143973 <6>
    • Little Dane Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Ambrose Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Moran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seth Bullock Grave
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • South Lead Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • St. Onge Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Lead Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lead Cemetery
      • Vale Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vale Cemetery is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vale Cemetery
      • Old Vale Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Vale Cemetery is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vale Cemetery
      • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Meadow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery
      • Terry Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Terry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310671 <6>
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery

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

    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 Ft. Meade National Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255112  (Fort Meade National Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1255112 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: Fort Meade
      • County: Meade         Elev: 1059
      • Location given for GNIS #1255112 (Fort Meade National Cemetery)

    The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

    The official website for State of South Dakota: 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 Meade, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Meade National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4024, Longitude: -103.4766       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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