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A visit to the Olivet 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 Olivet Cemetery ...

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

44.5727, -97.2098

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

The Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamlin County<2>.

The county seat for Hamlin County is located in Hayti. Hayti lies just to the north of the Olivet Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Olivet Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Olivet Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
  • West Norden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The West Norden Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norden Cemetery
  • Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Danish Lutheran Cemetery
    • South Trinity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97703 <5>
  • Poinsett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Poinsett Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsett Cemetery
  • East Norden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Norden Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norden Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Badger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake Thisted Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lake Thisted Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Thisted Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
    • New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethania Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Erwin.
      • The Bethania Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Bethania Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96797 <5>
    • Hinderlie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nielsen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Nielsen Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nielsen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97304 <5>
    • Trasta Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Kellerton Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clara Cemetery
      • Clara Church Cemetery
      • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435582 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olivet Cemetery.

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

  • Lake Norden
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Alsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
  • Hayti
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Badger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Erwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kones Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
  • Bryant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hetland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dempster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
  • Castlewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Estelline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hazel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bruce is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <6>
    • Appleby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby

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 Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamlin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olivet 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 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 Olivet Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hamlin 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 Olivet Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1256881  (Olivet Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256881 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: Hamlin
      • Est. Elev: 512 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Norden
      • Location given for Olivet Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5727437     Lon: -97.2097934
      • 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 Hamlin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olivet 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.