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A visit to the Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg Cemetery

Lat:   45.0150°   (45° 0' 54")

Lon:   -99.9204°   (-99° 55' 13")

The Gettysburg Cemetery is located in Potter County<2>.

The county seat for Potter County is located in Gettysburg. Gettysburg lies just to the west of the Gettysburg Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Gettysburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Lebanon Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Protestant Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Pembroke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembroke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Appomattox Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appomattox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Appomattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Copp Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Copp Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Schreiber Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schreiber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schreiber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schreiber Cemetery is located in Sully County
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Agar Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agar Cemetery
    • The Agar Cemetery is located in Sully County
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Petro Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petro Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petro Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petro Family Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Spring Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Cemetery is located in Potter County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Springs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springs Cemetery
      • The Springs Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springs Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Tolstoy.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97709 <5>
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest City Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Advent Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Advent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Advent Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96748 <5>
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Lowry Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowry Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Potter County
    • Swift Bird Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swift Bird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swift Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swift Bird Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Potter County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Gettysburg Cemetery.

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

  • Gettysburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
  • Agar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agar
    • Agar is located in Sully County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agar <6>
  • Hoven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Potter County
  • Seneca
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Tolstoy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lowry is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Onida
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Akaska
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Onaka
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Gettysburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Potter County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1255236  (Gettysburg Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1255236 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: Gettysburg
    • County: Potter         Elev: 634
    • Location given for GNIS #1255236 (Gettysburg 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 Potter, 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 things 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 Gettysburg Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0150, Longitude: -99.9204       In this case, the coordinates for the Gettysburg 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.




 

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