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A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

43.9861, -96.6414

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

The Hillside Cemetery is located in Moody County<2>.

The county seat for Moody County is located in Flandreau. Flandreau lies just to the north northeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Swedish Augustana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159740 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97774 <5>
  • Trent Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Flandreau.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375054 <5>
  • North Clare Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The North Clare Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clare Cemetery
  • Clare Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clare Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Lone Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Lone Rock Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock Cemetery
  • Martinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Martinson Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinson Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
    • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oslo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oslo Cemetery is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo Cemetery
    • Colman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Colman Cemetery is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colman Cemetery
    • Molskness Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Molskness Cemetery is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molskness Cemetery
    • Hegrey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hegrey Cemetery is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegrey Cemetery
    • Salem EUB Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Salem EUB Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem EUB Cemetery
    • Dell Rapids Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dell Rapids Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rapids Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dell Rapids Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Dell Rapids.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180104 <5>
    • Reformed Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • Egan
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sioux Falls Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
    • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
  • Flandreau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Colman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Airlie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Dell Rapids
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dyce ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyce is located in Moody County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
  • Ihlen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <6>
  • Ward
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Brant Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
    • Jasper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Baltic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <6>
    • Pipestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <6>
    • Wentworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Huntimer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
      • Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
    • Sherman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Rutland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Colton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Garretson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Trosky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Trosky is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trosky <6>
    • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
    • Aurora
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Hillside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moody County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Moody 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 Hillside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255572  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255572 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: Moody
      • Est. Elev: 479 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Trent
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.9860828     Lon: -96.6414363
      • 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 Moody, 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- Hillside 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.