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A visit to the Kellerton Zion 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 Kellerton Zion Cemetery ...

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

44.6955, -97.3515

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

The Kellerton Zion Cemetery is located in Hamlin County<2>.

The county seat for Hamlin County is located in Hayti. Hayti lies just to the east southeast of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hazel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hazel Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
  • Scandinavian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
  • Vienna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Vienna Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Our Redeemer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bryant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97826 <5>
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • West Norden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Norden Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norden Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Strange Graves
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Strange Graves is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Graves
    • Our Saviors Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Naples Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Naples Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Olivet Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.

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

  • Hazel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hayti
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
  • Bryant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Naples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Lake Norden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kones Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
  • Alsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
  • Henry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <6>
  • Kampeska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Willow Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Erwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Badger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Castlewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Appleby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Watertown
      (18 miles [29 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 Kellerton Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamlin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bryant
    • Bryant lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Castlewood
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • De Smet
    • De Smet lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Smet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Estelline
  • Florence
  • Garden City
  • Hayti
    • Hayti lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hayti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hazel
    • Hazel lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Henry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Hetland
      • Hetland lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Kellerton Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hetland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetland
    • Lake Norden
    • Vienna
    • Watertown
    • Willow Lake

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kellerton Zion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hamlin 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 Kellerton Zion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1259113  (Kellerton Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1259113 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: Hamlin
      • Est. Elev: 533 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bryant NE
      • Location given for Kellerton Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.695521     Lon: -97.3514666
      • 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 Hamlin, 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 from Point A (ie- Kellerton Zion 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.