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A visit to the Morningside 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 Morningside Cemetery ...

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

43.3589, -98.6542

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

The Morningside Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County<2>.

The county seat for Charles Mix County is located in Lake Andes. Lake Andes lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Morningside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Morningside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Morningside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bloomington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
  • New Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Holland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
  • Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
  • Cohee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cohee Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohee Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Platte City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Platte City Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City Cemetery
  • Old Platte Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Old Platte Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Platte Cemetery
  • Edgerton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Edgerton Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edgerton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Platte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96949 <5>
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    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • German Reform Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The German Reform Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reform Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • West Lake Andes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Friesland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Friesland Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • Aurora Center Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Aurora Center Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morningside Cemetery.

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

  • Joubert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • New Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Geddes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Platte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <6>
  • Aurora Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
  • Corsica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lake Andes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Armour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Douglas City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
  • East Gregory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Ravinia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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    • Stickney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Academy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Bonesteel
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Morningside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles Mix County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anoka
    • Anoka lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morningside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
  • Armour
  • Bijou Hills
  • Bonesteel
  • Corsica
  • Delmont
  • Fairfax
    • Fairfax lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morningside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Geddes
    • Geddes lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morningside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geddes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Gross
    • Gross lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Morningside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gross.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
  • Harrison
  • Lake Andes
  • Plankinton
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Platte lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Morningside Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Platte.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Ravinia
    • Stickney
    • Wagner
    • White Lake

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Morningside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Charles Mix 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 Morningside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256540  (Morningside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256540 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: Charles Mix
      • Est. Elev: 493 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Geddes
      • Location given for Morningside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3588817     Lon: -98.6542492
      • 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 Charles Mix, 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- Morningside 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.