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A visit to the Jerusalem 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 Jerusalem Cemetery ...

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

43.2342, -100.1860

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

The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tripp County<2>.

The county seat for Tripp County is located in Winner. Winner lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jerusalem Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jerusalem Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Jerusalem Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Linden Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Advent Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Winner City South Catholic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winner City Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kewanee Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The Kewanee Cemetery is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee Cemetery
    • The Kewanee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231194 <5>
  • Heerten Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heerten Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heerten Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Mediator Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mediator Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediator Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Colome Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Colome Cemetery is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Colome.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158843 <5>
    • Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Colome.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168529 <5>
    • Zions Lutheran Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Garden Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Norden Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Norden Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Cemetery
    • Richland Harmony Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ideal Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jerusalem Cemetery.

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

  • Clearfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearfield is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Timber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Jordan Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan Junction is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Junction
  • Okreek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Millboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Millboro is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
  • Witten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • New Witten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Witten is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Witten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Winner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparks
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • White Horse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • White Horse is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • Olsonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Olsonville is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsonville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Antelope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Antelope is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Colome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wood is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <6>
    • Mission
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Norden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Wewela
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ideal
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Jerusalem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tripp County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carter
  • Colome
  • Mission
  • Norden
    • Norden lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Jerusalem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Winner
    • Winner lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jerusalem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
  • Witten
    • Witten lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Jerusalem Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Witten.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten

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 Jerusalem Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Tripp 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 Jerusalem Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1266080  (Jerusalem Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266080 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: Tripp
      • Est. Elev: 772 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Keyapaha NW
      • Location given for Jerusalem Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2341716     Lon: -100.1859581
      • 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 Tripp, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jerusalem 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.