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A visit to the Holy Faith 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 Holy Faith Cemetery ...

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

44.1355, -99.9882

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

The Holy Faith Cemetery is located in Lyman County<2>.

The county seat for Lyman County is located in Kennebec. Kennebec lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Holy Faith Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Faith Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Holy Faith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chapelle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Presho Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Earling Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Earling Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Earling Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kennebec.
  • Medicine Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97098 <5>
  • Kennebec Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Canning Prairie Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Canning Prairie Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning Prairie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canning Prairie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Blunt.
    • The Canning Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canning Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383075 <5>
  • Vivian Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vivian Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Cemetery
  • Holy Comforter Episcopal Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pierre.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97458 <5>
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    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Stanley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Kennebec.
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Reliance Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reliance Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Blunt.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blunt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96825 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Pierre.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96854 <5>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fort Thompson.
      • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake View Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97570 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Holy Faith Cemetery.

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

  • Rousseau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rousseau is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Presho
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kennebec
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Canning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Canning is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Vivian
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Brule
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Pierre
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Pierre
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reliance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blunt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • East Lyman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Fort Thompson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Stephan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Harrold
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Holy Faith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Blunt
    • Blunt lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Holy Faith Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Blunt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Fort Pierre
  • Harrold
  • Kennebec
  • Pierre
  • Presho
    • Presho lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Holy Faith Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Presho.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Reliance
  • Vivian

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 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 Holy Faith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Lyman 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 Holy Faith Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255624  (Holy Faith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255624 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: Lyman
      • Est. Elev: 464 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Joe Creek NW
      • Location given for Holy Faith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1355415     Lon: -99.9881765
      • 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 Lyman, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holy Faith 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.
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