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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Larsen Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.9655°   (43° 57' 55")

Lon:   -102.8788°   (-102° 52' 43")

The Larsen Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Rapid City. Rapid City lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Larsen Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Larsen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Owanka Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owanka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owanka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owanka Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Viewfield Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Viewfield Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Scenic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scenic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scenic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scenic Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Lawn Memorial Park is located in Pennington County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Rapid City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97276 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Elk Vale Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elk Vale Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Rockerville Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockerville Cemetery
    • The Rockerville Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Blackhawk Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackhawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackhawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • Fairburn Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Custer County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Keystone.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Keystone Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97167 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Larsen Cemetery.

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

  • Caputa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Creston ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Pennington County
  • New Underwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Underwood
    • New Underwood is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Underwood <6>
  • Green Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Owanka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Box Elder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <6>
  • Rapid Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Wicksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
    • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
  • Ashland Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
    • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
  • Hermosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Viewfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viewfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
    • Viewfield is located in Meade County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Rapid City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sioux Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
      • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
    • Scenic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Pine Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Pine Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
      • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
    • Wasta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
      • Wasta is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <6>
    • Hayward ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Pennington County
    • Rockerville
      (23 miles [37 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 Larsen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Larsen Cemetery:

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 Larsen Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1261936  (Larsen Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1261936 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Caputa
    • County: Pennington         Elev: 879
    • Location given for GNIS #1261936 (Larsen Cemetery)

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 Pennington, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Larsen Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9655, Longitude: -102.8788       In this case, the coordinates for the Larsen Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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