A visit to the Mikkelson 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 Mikkelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mikkelson Cemetery
Lat: 44.5581° (44° 33' 29")
Lon: -96.7029° (-96° 42' 10")
The Mikkelson Cemetery is located in Deuel County<1>.
The county seat for Deuel County is located in Clear Lake. Clear Lake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of the Mikkelson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mikkelson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mikkelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blom Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leganger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Toronto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- St. Petri Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Petri Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Petri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Fair View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wood Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trulock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trulock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trulock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trulock Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Fountain Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fountain Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Lake View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Deuel County
- Tabor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hamlin Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
- Hendricks Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Hansonville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hansonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hansonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hansonville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MN)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mikkelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mikkelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toronto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Astoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Astoria is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
- Brandt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Brandt is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <6>
- White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- White is located in Brookings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <6>
- Estelline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
- Estelline is located in Hamlin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <6>
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dempster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hendricks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnyview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bushnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brookings
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Volga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Brookings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
- Altamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Castlewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bemis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <6>
- Moritz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alsville
(21 miles [33.8 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 Mikkelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Deuel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mikkelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandt
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bushnell
- Canby
- Canby lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mikkelson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Castlewood
- Clear Lake
- Estelline
- Gary
- Gary lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mikkelson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Hendricks
- Toronto
- White
- White lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mikkelson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for White.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
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 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 Mikkelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Deuel County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mikkelson Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Mikkelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1256458 (Mikkelson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1256458 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: Toronto
- County: Deuel Elev: 573
- Location given for GNIS #1256458 (Mikkelson Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Deuel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mikkelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5581, Longitude: -96.7029 |
<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. |