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A visit to the Hillestad 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 Hillestad Cemetery ...

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

44.6944, -98.2601

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

The Hillestad Cemetery is located in Spink County<2>.

The county seat for Spink County is located in Redfield. Redfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hillestad Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillestad Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Hillestad Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Irving Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Irving Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • Guttenberg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Guttenberg Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg Cemetery
  • Altoona Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crandon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crandon Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Roe Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Doland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Tulare Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Tulare Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bonilla Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bonilla Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla Cemetery
    • Broadland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
    • Atfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
    • Richland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Doland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Doland Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Redfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97062 <5>
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillestad Cemetery.

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

  • LaDelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Hitchcock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spottswood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Frankfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tulare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bonilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Broadland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Doland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpenter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Redfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Merton ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Merton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Raymond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
    • Morningside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Morningside is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Yale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cavour
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
    • Turton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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 Hillestad Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spink County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashton
    • Ashton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Cavour
    • Cavour lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cavour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Doland
    • Doland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
  • Frankfort
  • Hitchcock
  • Huron
  • Redfield
  • Turton
    • Turton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
  • Virgil
    • Virgil lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virgil.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Wessington
  • Wolsey
    • Wolsey lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hillestad Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wolsey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hillestad Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Spink 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 Hillestad Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255568  (Hillestad Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255568 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: Spink
      • Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spink Colony
      • Location given for Hillestad Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6944221     Lon: -98.2600931
      • 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 Spink, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillestad 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.