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A visit to the On-a-Tree Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 On-a-Tree Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the On-a-Tree Cemetery

Lat:   45.1861°   (45° 11' 9")

Lon:   -101.0671°   (-101° 4' 1")

The On-a-Tree Cemetery is located in Dewey County<2>.

The county seat for Dewey County is located in Timber Lake. Timber Lake lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the On-a-Tree Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the On-a-Tree Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from On-a-Tree Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Green Grass Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Grass Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Eagle Butte Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Butte Cemetery
    • The Eagle Butte Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Butte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of North Eagle Butte.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96932 <5>
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
  • Rushs Enemy Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushs Enemy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushs Enemy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rushs Enemy Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Our Savior Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Savior Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • Lantry Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lantry Cemetery is located in Dewey County
  • St. Pauls Episcopal Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hillview Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillview Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Trail City Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trail City Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Dupree Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
      • The Dupree Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dupree Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Dupree.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145302 <5>
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Ziebach County
    • Rousseau Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Dewey County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the On-a-Tree Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from On-a-Tree Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Green Grass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
    • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
  • Whitehorse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
    • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <6>
  • Parade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • North Eagle Butte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
    • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
  • Ridgeview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Ridgeview is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeview <6>
  • Eagle Butte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
    • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <6>
  • Timber Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Firesteel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencross
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • La Plant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
    • La Plant is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
  • Lantry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Isabel
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Isabel is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <6>
  • Trail City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
    • Trail City is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <6>
  • Dupree
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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 On-a-Tree Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dewey County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The On-a-Tree Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 On-a-Tree 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 On-a-Tree Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1256893  (On-a-Tree Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1256893 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: Parade NE
    • County: Dewey         Elev: 580
    • Location given for GNIS #1256893 (On-a-Tree Cemetery)

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

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 Dewey, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the On-a-Tree Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1861, Longitude: -101.0671       In this case, the coordinates for the On-a-Tree Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.




 

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