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A visit to the Johnson 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 Johnson Cemetery ...

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

44.3050, -97.5312

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

The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.

The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies just to the north of the Johnson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • De Smet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The De Smet Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the De Smet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of De Smet.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96912 <5>
  • Lake Preston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Preston Cemetery
  • Dow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Dow Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dow Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of De Smet.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436332 <5>
  • Berton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton Cemetery
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oldham Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oldham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Oldham.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97346 <5>
  • Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oldham Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Oldham.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2444172 <5>
  • St. Catherine's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Catherine's Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Catherine's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Oldham.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154185 <5>
  • United Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Spirt Lake Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Spirt Lake Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirt Lake Cemetery
  • Esmond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Odden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Andreas Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andreas Cemetery
    • Erwin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Erwin Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Erwin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96970 <5>
    • Toles Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Toles Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toles Cemetery
    • Hetland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinderlie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethania Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Erwin.
      • The Bethania Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Bethania Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96797 <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 Johnson Cemetery.

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

  • De Smet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oldham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carthage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Erwin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hetland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bancroft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Iroquois
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Osceola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Bryant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Vilas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Howard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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    • Ramona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Badger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Roswell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Roswell is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
    • Winfred
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fedora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Junius
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Junius is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
    • Sinai
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sinai is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <6>
    • Lake Norden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
    • Yale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cavour
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson 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 helpful 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 Johnson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Kingsbury 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 Johnson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1255856  (Johnson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255856 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: Kingsbury
      • Est. Elev: 523 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: De Smet SE
      • Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3049701     Lon: -97.5311851
      • 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 Kingsbury, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson 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.