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A visit to the Oldham 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 Oldham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oldham Cemetery (FG ID #97346)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oldham Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.2238°   (44° 13' 25")

Lon:   -97.3407°   (-97° 20' 26")

The cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<3>.

As an estimate, the Oldham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Oldham.

Adjacent to the Oldham Cemetery and just to the west is the Saint Catherine's Cemetery. To the east is the Oldham Lutheran Cemetery.

The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest of the Oldham Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Oldham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Andreas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andreas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andreas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • United Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • Toles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toles Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Berton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Lake Preston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Ash Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bangor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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]<2> of the Oldham Cemetery.

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

  • Oldham
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <6>
  • Ramona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Ramona is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <6>
  • Lake Preston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hetland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinai
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
    • Sinai is located in Brookings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <6>
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
  • Winfred
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
    • Winfred is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <6>
  • Junius
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • De Smet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nunda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <6>
  • Howard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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 Oldham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oldham Cemetery:

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 Oldham Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1256877  (Oldham Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1256877 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Oldham
    • County: Kingsbury         Elev: 525
    • Location given for GNIS #1256877 (Oldham Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97346

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oldham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2238, Longitude: -97.3407    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Kingsbury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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