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A visit to the Norwegian 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 Norwegian Cemetery ...

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

43.7992, -99.1943

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

The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County<2>.

The county seat for Brule County is located in Chamberlain. Chamberlain lies just to the west of the Norwegian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norwegian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Norwegian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwegian Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Chamberlain.
    • The Norwegian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norwegian Free Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97317 <5>
  • Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pukwana.
    • The Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pukwana City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96887 <5>
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Pukwana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97517 <5>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Oacoma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Oacoma Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma Cemetery
  • Vega Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vega Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
  • Crow Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Crow Creek Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crow Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crow Creek.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96902 <5>
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist Episcopal Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
    • St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168051 <5>
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • St. Margarets Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Chamberlain.
    • National Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The National Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Kimball.
      • The National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohemian Cemetery
      • St. Vencels Bohemian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983736 <5>
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
    • Bijou Hills Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Iona Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Iona Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Kimball.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97391 <5>
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Gann Valley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97711 <5>

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 Norwegian Cemetery.

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

  • Pukwana
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chamberlain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oacoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Crow Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Kimball
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lyonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyonville is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
  • Ola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • East Lyman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
    • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
  • Bijou Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
  • Gann Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Iona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Reliance
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Fort Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Academy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • White Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crow Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake

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 Norwegian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brule County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Brule 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1266552  (Norwegian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266552 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: Brule
      • Est. Elev: 480 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pukwana
      • Location given for Norwegian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7991629     Lon: -99.1942635
      • 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 Brule, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norwegian 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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