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A visit to the Lake Preston 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 Lake Preston Cemetery ...

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

44.3630, -97.4101

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

The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.

The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies just to the west northwest of the Lake Preston Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Preston Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Lake Preston Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Odden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • De Smet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Hetland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hinderlie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Nordland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Nordland Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nordland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Hetland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97307 <5>
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Spirt Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spirt Lake Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirt Lake Cemetery
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 south)
    • 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>
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    • St. Catherine's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • St. Andreas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andreas Cemetery
    • Nielsen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nielsen Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nielsen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97304 <5>
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Badger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clara Cemetery
      • Clara Church Cemetery
      • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435582 <5>
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lake Preston Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Preston
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • De Smet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Erwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hetland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oldham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Badger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Norden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bancroft
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Ramona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinai
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Carthage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
    • Willow Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Iroquois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hayti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
    • Vienna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nunda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Volga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Volga is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <6>

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 Lake Preston 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 Lake Preston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arlington
  • Bryant
  • Carthage
  • De Smet
  • Hayti
    • Hayti lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lake Preston Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hayti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hetland
  • Howard
    • Howard lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lake Preston Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Iroquois
  • Lake Norden
  • Oldham
    • Oldham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lake Preston Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oldham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
  • Ramona
    • Ramona lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lake Preston Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ramona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Vienna
  • Willow Lake

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 either 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 Lake Preston 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 Lake Preston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256029  (Lake Preston Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256029 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: 528 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Preston West
      • Location given for Lake Preston Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3630247     Lon: -97.4100725
      • 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Lake Preston 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.