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. 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 Oldham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oldham Cemetery:
44.2238, -97.3407
The Oldham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Oldham.
The cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<3>.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. Andreas Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andreas Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Toles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Toles Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toles Cemetery
- Berton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Preston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Preston Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
- Bangor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bangor Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nordland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hetland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Odden Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winfred Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sinai Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- De Smet Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sinai Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The East Sinai Cemetery is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sinai Cemetery
- Hinderlie Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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]<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)
- Ramona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winfred
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Howard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Carthage
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Erwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Badger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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.
- Arlington
- Canova
- Carthage
- De Smet
- Hetland
- Howard
- Lake Norden
- Madison
- Oldham
- Ramona
- Vilas
- Wentworth
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 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:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Kingsbury 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 Oldham Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #97346
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1256877 (Oldham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256877 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: Kingsbury
- Est. Elev: 525 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oldham
- Location given for Oldham Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2235822 Lon: -97.3411797
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oldham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |