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A visit to the Norwegian Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

44.0966, -97.9337

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

The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanborn County<2>.

The county seat for Sanborn County is located in Woonsocket. Woonsocket lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Diana Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Diana Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Prairie Flower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bonny Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bonny Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Cemetery
  • Morgans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Morgans Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Cemetery
  • Fedora Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fedora Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedora Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Butler Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Roswell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roswell Cemetery is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell Cemetery
    • Esmond Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farwell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Farwell Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
    • Aquilla Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cemetery
    • Eventide Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Eventide Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eventide Cemetery
    • St. Wilfrid Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Wilfrid Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wilfrid Cemetery
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Artesian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fedora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roswell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Cuthbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Letcher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Farwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Farwell is located in Hanson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Vilas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Woonsocket
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cavour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Iroquois
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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    • Howard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Morningside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Morningside is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Alpena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Huron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
    • Yale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lane
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanborn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Artesian
  • Canova
    • Canova lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canova.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
  • Carthage
  • Cavour
    • Cavour lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cavour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • De Smet
  • Forestburg
  • Fulton
    • Fulton lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Howard
    • Howard lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Huron
    • Huron lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Huron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Iroquois
    • Iroquois lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iroquois.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
  • Letcher
  • Mitchell
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Storla lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Storla.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
    • Vilas
      • Vilas lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vilas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Virgil
      • Virgil lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virgil.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Woonsocket

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 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Sanborn 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1263170  (Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1263170 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: Sanborn
      • Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Artesian
      • Location given for Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0966464     Lon: -97.9336928
      • 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 Sanborn, 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- Norwegian Lutheran 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.