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A visit to the Old Saint Otto's 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 Old St. Otto's Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Otto's Cemetery:

45.3261, -97.4937

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Otto's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County<2>.

The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies just to the west northwest of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Otto's Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Webster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • St. Otto's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • New Sweden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hosanger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
  • Prairie Mound Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Butler.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
  • Highland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Roslyn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Egeland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Egeland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeland Cemetery
    • Blue Dog Grave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blue Dog Grave is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Dog Grave
    • St. James Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Ortley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ortley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Otto's Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Webster
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holmquist
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Holmquist is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
    • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
  • Waubay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roslyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Bristol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lily
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Ortley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wallace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bradley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crocker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Eden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
    • Pierpont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Andover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Crandall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Crandall is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Langford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Old St. Otto's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Day County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Otto's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
    • Andover lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andover.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Bradley
    • Bradley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bradley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bristol
  • Florence
  • Garden City
  • Lake City
  • Langford
  • Lily
    • Lily lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Marvin
  • Pierpont
  • Summit
  • Waubay
  • Webster
    • Webster lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old St. Otto's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webster.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Old St. Otto's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Day 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 Old St. Otto's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256867  (Old Saint Otto's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256867 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: Day
      • Est. Elev: 572 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waubay SW
      • Location given for Old Saint Otto's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.3260688     Lon: -97.4936995
      • 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 Day, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old St. Otto's 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.