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A visit to the Mountain View Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mountain View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain View Cemetery (FG ID #97167).

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 View Cemetery ...

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

43.8837, -103.4152

The Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Keystone.

The cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Rapid City. Rapid City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mountain View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain View Cemetery.

Name Variations for Mountain View Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Keystone Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Mountain View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rockerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Custer Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
  • Pine Lawn Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Lawn Memorial Park is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn Memorial Park
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairburn Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn Cemetery
  • Blackhawk Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
  • Pringle Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pringle Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Cemetery
  • Rochford Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford Cemetery
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Vale Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elk Vale Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Vale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Larsen Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Larsen Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsen Cemetery
    • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fall River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Hot Springs National Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.

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

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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Caputa
    • Caputa lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caputa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caputa
  • Custer
    • Custer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mountain View Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Custer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Fairburn
  • Hill City
  • Keystone
  • Rapid City

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mountain View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 View Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97167

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1261913  (Keystone Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1261913 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 1387 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Rushmore
      • Location given for Keystone Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8835991     Lon: -103.4151901
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, 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 from Point A (ie- Mountain View 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.