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A visit to the Ideal 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 Ideal Cemetery ...

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

44.3364, -98.1956

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

The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County<2>.

The county seat for Beadle County is located in Huron. Huron lies just to the north northwest of the Ideal Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ideal Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Ideal Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Restlawn Memory Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memory Garden
  • Cavour Protestant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Aquilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cemetery
  • Shue Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shue Creek Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shue Creek Cemetery
  • Atfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
  • Broadland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
  • Wolsey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
  • Bonny Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bonny Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
    • Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96988 <5>
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Yale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189004 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Ideal Cemetery.

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

  • Huron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Cavour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Virgil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Yale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadland is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Wolsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Iroquois
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Woonsocket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Osceola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Lane
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Forestburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
    • Hitchcock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
    • LaDelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
    • Bancroft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Carpenter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wessington Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuthbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
    • Artesian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carthage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spottswood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spottswood is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
    • Wessington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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 Ideal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beadle County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ideal Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Beadle 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 Ideal Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255732  (Ideal Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255732 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: Beadle
      • Est. Elev: 388 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Huron
      • Location given for Ideal Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.336373     Lon: -98.1956456
      • 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 Beadle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ideal 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.