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A visit to the Mad Bear Mission 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 Mad Bear Mission Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery:

45.7356, -100.3435

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

The Mad Bear Mission Cemetery is located in Corson County<2>.

The county seat for Corson County is located in McIntosh. McIntosh lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kvarness Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kvarness Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kvarness Cemetery
  • Gale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gale Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
    • The Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin has also been known as:
    • Church of Assumption Cemetery
  • LaGrace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The LaGrace Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrace Cemetery
  • St. Bedes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Bedes Cemetery is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bedes Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
  • Mound City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mound City Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City Cemetery
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Herreid.
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Herreid City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96991 <5>
    • Sitting Bulls Grave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sitting Bulls Grave is located in Corson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitting Bulls Grave
    • Dale Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Emmons County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • Long Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Corson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Corson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Brockels Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Brockels Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockels Cemetery
    • Evarts Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Evarts Cemetery is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Knodenfeldt Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Knodenfeldt Cemetery is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knodenfeldt Cemetery

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 Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.

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

  • Wakpala
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • Pollock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mound City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mobridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Glenham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Herreid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mahto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Selby
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Westfield is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Little Eagle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • McLaughlin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Trail City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hague is located in Emmons County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <6>
    • Java
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Java is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <6>
    • Artas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Artas is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Fort Yates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 Mad Bear Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Corson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fort Yates
  • Glenham
    • Glenham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glenham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
  • Java
    • Java lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Java.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
  • McLaughlin
  • Mobridge
  • Mound City
  • Pollock
    • Pollock lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pollock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Selby
    • Selby lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
  • Strasburg

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 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 Mad Bear Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Corson 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 Mad Bear Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1263621  (Mad Bear Mission Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1263621 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: Corson
      • Est. Elev: 490 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mobridge NE
      • Location given for Mad Bear Mission Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 45.735552     Lon: -100.3434609
      • 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 Corson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mad Bear Mission 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.