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A visit to the Ortley 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 Ortley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ortley 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 Ortley Cemetery

Lat:   45.3275°   (45° 19' 39")

Lon:   -97.2056°   (-97° 12' 20")

The Ortley Cemetery is located in Roberts County<2>.

The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ortley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Ortley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Blue Dog Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Dog Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Dog Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Dog Grave is located in Day County
  • Summit Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Roberts County
  • St. James Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Indian Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Summit Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Old Ascension Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ascension Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ascension Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Ascension Cemetery is located in Roberts County
  • Egeland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Egeland Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bergen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Codington County
  • Old St. Otto's Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Otto's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Otto's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mazeppa Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mazeppa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mazeppa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mazeppa Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Dexter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dexter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dexter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dexter Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Antelope Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Valley Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Osceola Cemetery #1
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Cemetery #1
      • The Osceola Cemetery #1 is located in Grant County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Cemetery #1 is located outside and to the north of Marvin.
      • The Osceola Cemetery #1 has also been known as:
      • Marvin Lutheran Cemetery
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Osceola Cemetery #1 with the Ortley Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368922 <5>
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
      • The Eastman Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastman Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wilmot.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96941 <5>
    • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Webster Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
    • St. Otto's Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Otto's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Otto's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Helgen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helgen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helgen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helgen Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Osceola Cemetery #2
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Cemetery #2
      • The Osceola Cemetery #2 is located in Grant County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Cemetery #2 is located outside and to the east of Marvin.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Osceola Cemetery #2 with the Ortley Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2243199 <5>
    • Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • The Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96828 <5>
    • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Roberts County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ortley Cemetery.

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

  • Ortley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Ortley is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <6>
  • Waubay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <6>
  • Grenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
    • Grenville is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <6>
  • Marvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wilmot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <6>
  • Peever Flats
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
    • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
  • Roslyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
    • Roslyn is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <6>
  • Florence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
  • Peever
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Shore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wallace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <6>
    • Corona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <6>
    • Holmquist
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Twin Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
    • Sisseton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Lily
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockholm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockholm <6>
    • Browns Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people

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 Ortley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roberts County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1256908  (Ortley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1256908 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: Ortley
    • County: Roberts         Elev: 566
    • Location given for GNIS #1256908 (Ortley 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 Roberts, 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 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 Ortley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3275, Longitude: -97.2056       In this case, the coordinates for the Ortley 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.
<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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