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A visit to the Minnesota 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 Minnesota Cemetery ...

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

44.6550, -103.8085

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

The Minnesota Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Belle Fourche. Belle Fourche lies just to the west northwest of the Minnesota Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Minnesota Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Minnesota Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Pine Slope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Snoma Finnish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Danish Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
  • St. Onge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Onge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Onge Cemetery
  • Little Dane Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Little Dane Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dane Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Crook County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beulah Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Beulah (WY).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1374583 <5>
  • Carbonate Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Carbonate Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate Cemetery
  • Crook City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <5>
  • Beals Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Beals Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beals Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Vale.
    • The Beals Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Vale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1305736 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Moran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moran Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • St. Ambrose Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Bullock Grave
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Vale Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Vale Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
      • The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Newell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97301 <5>
    • Preston Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Minnesota Cemetery.

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

  • Belle Fourche
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Onge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • North Spearfish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Spearfish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Nisland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Beulah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crook City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Centennial City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
  • Maurice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Maurice is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Aladdin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Deadwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Newell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Preston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
    • Vale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Savoy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Trojan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
    • Lead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <6>
    • Tinton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tinton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
    • Sturgis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Galena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena

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 Minnesota Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minnesota 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 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 Minnesota Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Butte 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 Minnesota Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256491  (Minnesota Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256491 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: Butte
      • Est. Elev: 960 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belle Fourche
      • Location given for Minnesota Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6549844     Lon: -103.8085348
      • 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 Butte, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minnesota 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.