A visit to the Graceland Cemetery ...
The location of the Graceland 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 Graceland Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graceland Cemetery
Lat: 43.1847° (43° 11' 4")
Lon: -99.3026° (-99° 18' 9")
The Graceland Cemetery is located in Gregory County<2>.
The county seat for Gregory County is located in Burke. Burke lies just to the east southeast of the Graceland Cemetery .
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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Gregory 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 Graceland 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burke
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <4>
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
- Herrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
- Herrick is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Naper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bonesteel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
- East Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Academy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Academy is located in Charles Mix County
- Colome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome
- Colome is located in Tripp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colome <4>
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Iona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wewela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Platte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dustin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
- Mariaville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)
- Anoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
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 Graceland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregory County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graceland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anoka
- Bonesteel
- Burke
- Burke lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Graceland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burton
- Butte
- Colome
- Dallas
- Fairfax
- Gregory
- Herrick
- Naper
- Platte
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Graceland Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graceland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Herrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Herrick Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrick Cemetery
- ZCBJ Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ZCBJ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The ZCBJ Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ZCBJ Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Congregational Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
- Hillview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillview Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- German Congregation Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Congregation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The German Congregation Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Congregation Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
- Ponca Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spotted Tail Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spotted Tail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spotted Tail Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spotted Tail Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- Naper Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naper Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The German Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
- Naper Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naper 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 Graceland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1255313 (Graceland Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1255313 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: Burke
- County: Gregory Elev: 677
- Location given for GNIS #1255313 (Graceland Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Gregory, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Graceland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1847, Longitude: -99.3026 In this case, the coordinates for the Graceland 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. |