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A visit to the Hilland 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 Hilland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.2853°   (44° 17' 7")

Lon:   -101.8565°   (-101° 51' 23")

The Hilland Cemetery is located in Haakon County<2>.

The county seat for Haakon County is located in Philip. Philip lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hilland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Hilland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wellsburg Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wellsburg Union Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dowling Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Topbar Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topbar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Topbar Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Rose Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Milesville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milesville Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Creighton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creighton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Mattison Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mattison Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • Little Dog Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Dog Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Dog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Dog Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
  • Nowlin Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Haakon County
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Ziebach County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Hilland Cemetery.

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

  • Milesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Creighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bridger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Ziebach County
  • Philip
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Quinn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Quinn is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <5>
  • Howes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wall
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
    • Wall is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <5>
  • Cherry Creek
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Hilland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Haakon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Philip
    • Philip lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hilland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philip.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philip
  • Quinn
    • Quinn lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hilland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quinn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
  • Wall
    • Wall lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hilland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wall.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall

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 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 Hilland 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 Hilland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1266054  (Hilland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1266054 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: Hilland
    • County: Haakon         Elev: 797
    • Location given for GNIS #1266054 (Hilland 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 Haakon, 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 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 Hilland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2853, Longitude: -101.8565       In this case, the coordinates for the Hilland 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>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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