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A visit to the Mountain Meadow 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 Mountain Meadow Cemetery ...

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

44.2039, -103.6563

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

The Mountain Meadow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Deadwood. Deadwood lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mountain Meadow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain Meadow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Mountain Meadow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rochford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford Cemetery
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
  • Galena Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
    • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <5>
  • Ward Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
  • South Lead Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180695 <5>
  • West Lead Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967595 <5>
  • Terry Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moran Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
  • Seth Bullock Grave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Bullock Grave
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Piedmont Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Piedmont Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Piedmont.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143973 <5>
    • Black Hills National Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hills National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Sturgis.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <5>
    • Preston Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
    • Ft. Meade National Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Butte Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crook City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Carbonate Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carbonate Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate Cemetery
    • Blackhawk Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain Meadow Cemetery.

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

  • Diamond City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood has also been known as:
    • Laflin
  • Roubaix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
    • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
  • Nahant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Nahant is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Rochford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nemo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Dumont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Mystic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mystic is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Canyon City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
  • Silver City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Galena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Lead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Deadwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pactola ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pactola is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Redfern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Redfern is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
    • Johnson Siding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tilford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Trojan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people

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 Mountain Meadow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Deadwood
  • Lead
    • Lead lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mountain Meadow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lead.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Preston
  • Roubaix
  • Sturgis
    • Sturgis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mountain Meadow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sturgis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Tilford
    • Tilford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mountain Meadow Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford

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 professional and volunteer 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 Mountain Meadow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Mountain Meadow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1262099  (Mountain Meadow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1262099 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: Lawrence
      • Est. Elev: 1666 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Minnesota Ridge
      • Location given for Mountain Meadow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2038738     Lon: -103.6563055
      • 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 Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Meadow 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.