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A visit to the Medicine Creek Cemetery ...

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 Medicine Creek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.9056°   (43° 54' 20")

Lon:   -100.0956°   (-100° 5' 44")

The Medicine Creek Cemetery is located in Lyman County<1>.

The county seat for Lyman County is located in Kennebec. Kennebec lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east of the Medicine Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Medicine Creek Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Medicine Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Presho
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
    • Presho is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <6>
  • Vivian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Vivian is located in Lyman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
  • Kennebec
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Draper
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <6>
  • Reliance
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Reliance is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <6>
  • Ideal
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • East Lyman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
    • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
  • Lower Brule
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brule
    • Lower Brule is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 24 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Brule <6>
  • Rousseau
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rousseau have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
    • Rousseau is located in Hughes County
  • Hamill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill
    • Hamill is located in Tripp County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamill <6>
  • Alto
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Medicine Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Medicine Creek 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 Medicine Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1256419  (Medicine Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1256419 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: Presho
    • County: Lyman         Elev: 550
    • Location given for GNIS #1256419 (Medicine Creek Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lyman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Medicine Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9056, Longitude: -100.0956    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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