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A visit to the Leola 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 Leola Cemetery ...

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

45.7236, -99.2107

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

The Leola Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.

The county seat for McPherson County is located in Leola. Leola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Leola Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Leola Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Leola Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rueb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Rueb Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueb Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Arena Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Arena Valley Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena Valley Cemetery
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Congregational Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Congregational Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
  • Mohr Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mohr Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohr Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Calvin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Calvin Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
  • Hoffnungs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hoffnungs Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gienger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gienger Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gienger Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Glueckstahl Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glueckstahl Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glueckstahl Cemetery
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Congregational Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jewell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Jewell Cemetery is located in McIntosh County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
    • Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hope Cemetery
      • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      • Huffnung's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Saron Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Long Lake.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97670 <5>
    • Ehpresman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ehpresman Cemetery is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehpresman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Leola Cemetery.

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

  • Long Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Leola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Leola is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <6>
  • Hosmer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Roscoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Beebe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ipswich
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ashley is located in McIntosh County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wetonka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wetonka is located in McPherson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Craven Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
    • Craven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Craven is located in Edmunds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Venturia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Forbes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Forbes is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <6>
    • Bowdle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Leola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashley
    • Ashley lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Leola Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Eureka
  • Forbes
  • Ipswich
  • Leola
  • Roscoe
    • Roscoe lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Leola Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe

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 Leola Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McPherson 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 Leola Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256096  (Leola Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256096 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: McPherson
      • Est. Elev: 589 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plainview Colony NW
      • Location given for Leola Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7235868     Lon: -99.2106695
      • 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 McPherson, 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- Leola 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.