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A visit to the Franklin Cemetery ...

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 Franklin Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.8919°   (43° 53' 30")

Lon:   -97.0287°   (-97° 1' 43")

The Franklin Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the north northwest of the Franklin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Huntimer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huntimer Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Taopi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taopi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taopi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taopi Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. Ansgar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ansgar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ansgar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Ansgar Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Colton.
    • Minnehaha County Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnehaha County Cemetery
      • The Minnehaha County Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
      • The Minnehaha County Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Minnehaha Cemetery
    • Hegrey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hegrey Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Molskness Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molskness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molskness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Molskness Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Lake Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Park Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Montrose.
      • The Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ramsey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97431 <5>
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in McCook County
    • Burk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burk Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Colman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colman Cemetery is located in Moody County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.

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

  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brant Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
  • Huntimer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
    • Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
  • Wentworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • Colman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Junius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
    • Junius is located in Lake County
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dell Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dyce ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
      • Dyce is located in Moody County
    • Humboldt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Baltic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <6>
    • Hartford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <6>
    • Trent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
      • Trent is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <6>
    • Ramona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <6>
    • Nunda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <6>
    • Winfred
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
      • Winfred is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <6>
    • Crooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
      • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <6>
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Egan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <6>

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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Baltic
    • Baltic lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Franklin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baltic.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Colman
    • Colman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Franklin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colman
  • Colton
  • Dell Rapids
  • Hartford
  • Humboldt
  • Madison
  • Montrose
  • Ramona
    • Ramona lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ramona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Wentworth

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 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 Franklin Cemetery:

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 Franklin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1255143  (Franklin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1255143 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: Lake Madison
    • County: Lake         Elev: 510
    • Location given for GNIS #1255143 (Franklin Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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 Lake, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Franklin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8919, Longitude: -97.0287       In this case, the coordinates for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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