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A visit to the German 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 German Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

43.6158, -99.2148

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

The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County<2>.

The county seat for Brule County is located in Chamberlain. Chamberlain lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the German Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the German Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the German Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Chamberlain.
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Bijou Hills Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The National Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Kimball.
    • The National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohemian Cemetery
    • St. Vencels Bohemian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983736 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
  • Iona Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Iona Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
  • LaRoche Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The LaRoche Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRoche Cemetery
  • Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pukwana.
    • The Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pukwana City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96887 <5>
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Pukwana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97517 <5>
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwegian Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Chamberlain.
      • The Norwegian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Norwegian Free Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97317 <5>
    • Lake George Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lake George Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George Cemetery
    • Oacoma Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oacoma Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Kimball.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97389 <5>
    • St. Margarets Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gabrielson Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Gabrielson Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabrielson Cemetery
    • Larson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Larson Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
    • Bullis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Bullis Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the German Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Ola
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Bijou Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
  • Iona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pukwana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Academy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Chamberlain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kimball
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oacoma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyonville is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
  • Crow Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Hamill
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Platte
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • East Lyman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • White Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Reliance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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 German Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brule County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bijou Hills
  • Chamberlain
  • Gregory
    • Gregory lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the German Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gregory.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Kimball
  • Oacoma
    • Oacoma lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the German Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oacoma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
  • Platte
    • Platte lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the German Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Platte.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
  • Pukwana
  • Reliance
  • White Lake

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 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 German Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Brule 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 German Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1266537  (German Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266537 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: Brule
      • Est. Elev: 537 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bijou Hills
      • Location given for German Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6158318     Lon: -99.2148177
      • 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 Brule, 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- German 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.