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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:

44.5147, -99.1907

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 Hand County<2>.

The county seat for Hand County is located in Miller. Miller lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Morningside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • G A R Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The G A R Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Miller.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97512 <5>
  • Highmore Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Highmore Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highmore Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Highmore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97093 <5>
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Highmore.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167348 <5>
  • Alden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Alden Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunbeam Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sunbeam Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Howell Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Highmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97410 <5>
    • Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of Highmore.
      • The Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Stephen Mission Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97149 <5>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • St. Placidus Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The St. Placidus Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Placidus Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Placidus Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fort Thompson.
      • The St. Placidus Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Placidus Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168066 <5>
    • Wessington Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Wessington Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wessington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Wessington
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97801 <5>
    • Burdette Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burdette Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Orient - Prairieview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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]<3> of the Morningside Cemetery.

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

  • Ree Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bramhall ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bramhall is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramhall
  • Miller
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Highmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ames
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ames is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Holabird
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Stephan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wessington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Orient
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Harrold
    (27 miles [43.5 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 Morningside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hand County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hand 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 #1256541  (Morningside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256541 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: Hand
      • Est. Elev: 531 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ree Heights
      • Location given for Morningside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5147049     Lon: -99.190661
      • 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 Hand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 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.
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