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A visit to the Plankinton 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 Plankinton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Plankinton Cemetery (FG ID #97385).

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 Plankinton Cemetery ...

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

43.7220, -98.4642

The Plankinton Cemetery is located in Aurora County<2>.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the south of The Plankinton Cemetery is the Saint Johns Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Aurora County is located in Plankinton. Plankinton lies just to the west southwest of the Plankinton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Plankinton Cemetery.

Name Variations for Plankinton Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Plankinton Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mizpah Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Plankinton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Knutson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Knutson Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knutson Cemetery
  • Dudley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dudley Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Silver Ridge Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Victor Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
  • Old St. Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Old St. Paul Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Paul Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Davison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nicolaisen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nicolaisen Cemetery is located in Davison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolaisen Cemetery
    • Aurora Center Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Aurora Center Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center Cemetery
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Charity Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Solberg Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Solberg Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Plankinton Cemetery.

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

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 Plankinton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Aurora County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Plankinton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Aurora 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 Plankinton Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97385

    • Referenced GNIS Records ...
    • GNIS ID #1256509  (Mizpah Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256509 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: Aurora
      • Est. Elev: 459 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plankinton
      • Location given for Mizpah Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7213789     Lon: -98.464252
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
    • GNIS ID #1267184  (Plankinton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1267184 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: Aurora
      • Est. Elev: 461 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plankinton
      • Location given for Plankinton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7083233     Lon: -98.4628628
      • 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>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Aurora, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plankinton 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.