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A visit to the Free Mission 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 Free Mission Cemetery ...

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

45.6580, -97.9376

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

The Free Mission Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Britton. Britton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Free Mission Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Free Mission Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Free Mission Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Augustana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Augustana Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustana Cemetery
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Amherst Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
  • Detroit Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Detroit Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Cemetery
  • Homer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Homer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
  • Britton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Houghton Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Cemetery
  • Falnes Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Falnes Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falnes Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Langford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97481 <5>
  • Groton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Groton Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Cemetery
  • Andover Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Andover Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Skudesnes Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Skudesnes Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skudesnes Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
    • Hecla City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hecla City Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla City Cemetery
      • The Hecla City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hecla Cemetery
    • James Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The James Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Britton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97396 <5>
    • Fron Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fron Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fron Cemetery
    • Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Eden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2588639 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Free Mission Cemetery.

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

  • Claremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Amherst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Langford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Britton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Britton is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Pierpont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Britton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Putney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Putney is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
  • Houghton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tacoma Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
  • Groton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Andover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • James
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • James is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kidder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kidder is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Hecla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Newark is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
    • Bath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
    • Ferney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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 Free Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Bristol
  • Britton
  • Claremont
  • Groton
    • Groton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Free Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Havana
    • Havana lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Free Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Havana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Hecla
    • Hecla lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Free Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hecla.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Lake City
  • Langford
  • Ludden
    • Ludden lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Free Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ludden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
  • Newark
    • Newark lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Free Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Pierpont

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Free Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Marshall 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 Free Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255153  (Free Mission Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255153 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: Marshall
      • Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Amherst
      • Location given for Free Mission Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6580076     Lon: -97.9376038
      • 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 Marshall, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Free Mission 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.
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