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A visit to the Green Mound 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 Green Mound Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Mound Cemetery:

45.7094, -98.9321

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

The Green Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.

The county seat for McPherson County is located in Leola. Leola lies just to the north northwest of the Green Mound Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Green Mound Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Green Mound Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Hyacinth Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinth Cemetery
  • Wetonka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wetonka Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka Cemetery
  • Hoffnungs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hoffnungs Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungs Cemetery
  • Arena Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Arena Valley Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena Valley Cemetery
  • Bretheren Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Bretheren Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretheren Cemetery
    • The Bretheren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166629 <5>
  • Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saron Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Long Lake.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97670 <5>
  • Gienger Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gienger Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gienger Cemetery
  • Leola Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Leola Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola Cemetery
  • Rueb Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Rueb Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueb Cemetery
  • New Straasburg Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Strassburg Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Strassburg Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strassburg Cemetery
    • Ehpresman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ehpresman Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehpresman Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Congregational Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
    • Pembrook Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pembrook Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembrook Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes 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 Green Mound Cemetery.

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

  • Leola
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Leola is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <6>
  • Wetonka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wetonka is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Long Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Forbes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forbes is located in Dickey County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <6>
  • Ipswich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Craven Corner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
  • Craven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Craven is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
  • Mina
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mina is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
    • Mina has also been known as:
    • Cortland
    • Cortlandt
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <6>
  • Westport
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Beebe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Frederick
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Roscoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hosmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 276 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 Green Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aberdeen
  • Ellendale
  • Forbes
    • Forbes lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Green Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forbes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
  • Frederick
  • Ipswich
  • Leola
    • Leola lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Green Mound Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leola.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
  • Roscoe

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Green Mound Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McPherson 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 Green Mound Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255360  (Green Mound Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255360 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: McPherson
      • Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Leola
      • Location given for Green Mound Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7094204     Lon: -98.9320511
      • 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 McPherson, 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- Green Mound 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.