A visit to the Hetland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hetland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hetland Cemetery (FG ID #97087).
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 Hetland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hetland Cemetery:
44.3917, -97.2403
The Hetland Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.
The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Hetland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hetland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hetland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hetland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nordland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nielsen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinderlie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Odden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Badger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Bangor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Lake Thisted Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Thisted Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Thisted Cemetery
- Lake Preston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Preston Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- United Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Andreas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andreas Cemetery
- Trasta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oakwood Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
- Poinsett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Poinsett Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsett Cemetery
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]<3> of the Hetland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hetland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hetland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Badger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oldham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Norden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sinai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Smet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Volga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hayti
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nunda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Estelline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dempster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Hetland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hetland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bryant
- Castlewood
- De Smet
- Estelline
- Hayti
- Hetland
- Lake Norden
- Oldham
- Ramona
- Vienna
- Willow 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 helpful 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 Hetland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Kingsbury 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 Hetland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #97087
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1255527 (Hetland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255527 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: Kingsbury
- Est. Elev: 525 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Badger
- Location given for Hetland Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3916352 Lon: -97.2406248
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Kingsbury, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hetland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |