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A visit to the Old Saint Paul 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. Paul Cemetery ...

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

43.5569, -98.4801

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

The Old St. Paul Cemetery is located in Aurora County<2>.

The county seat for Aurora County is located in Plankinton. Plankinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Old St. Paul Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Paul Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Aurora Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Aurora Center Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center Cemetery
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Silver Ridge Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • New Holland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Holland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Nicolaisen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Nicolaisen Cemetery is located in Davison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolaisen Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Plankinton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Plankinton Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankinton Cemetery
      • The Plankinton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mizpah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97385 <5>
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Davison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Old Ebenezer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Church of God Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Church of God Cemetery is located in Davison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God 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 Old St. Paul Cemetery.

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

  • Stickney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
  • Harrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Corsica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plankinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Holland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Joubert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Douglas City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • White Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Armour
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Platte
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Storla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Storla is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
    • Geddes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
    • Ethan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Delmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dimock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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. Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aurora County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Armour
    • Armour lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Armour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Corsica
    • Corsica lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Corsica.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Delmont
  • Geddes
    • Geddes lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geddes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Harrison
  • Kimball
    • Kimball lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kimball.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Lake Andes
  • Letcher
  • Mitchell
  • Mount Vernon
  • Parkston
  • Plankinton
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Platte lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Platte.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Ravinia
    • Stickney
    • Storla
      • Storla lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old St. Paul Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Storla.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
    • White Lake

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 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 Old St. Paul Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Aurora 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. Paul Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256868  (Old Saint Paul Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256868 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: Aurora
      • Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stickney
      • Location given for Old Saint Paul Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5569347     Lon: -98.4800826
      • 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 Aurora, 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- Old St. Paul 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.