A visit to the Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
43.5430, -97.4501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in McCook County<2>.
The county seat for McCook County is located in Salem. Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Rasmussen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rasmussen Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmussen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rasmussen Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bridgewater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97434 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Canistota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97456 <5>
- Kleinkassell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kleinkassell Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinkassell Cemetery
- Schartner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Schartner Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schartner Cemetery
- Dicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dicks Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Cemetery
- West Vermillion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- St. Martins Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Martins Catholic Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martins Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emery.
- The St. Martins Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97586 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Tschetter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Tschetter Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tieszen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Tieszen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tieszen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tieszen Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Marion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97745 <5>
- Canistota Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Canistota Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canistota Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canistota Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Canistota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96858 <5>
- Clayton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Huber Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Reformed Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Elfert Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Elfert Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfert Cemetery
- Rademacher Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rademacher Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rademacher Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Canistota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Humboldt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Menno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Canova
- Chancellor
- Emery
- Emery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emery.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Freeman
- Fulton
- Hartford
- Humboldt
- Hurley
- Marion
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Olivet
- Olivet lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olivet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Parker
- Parker lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parker.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Spencer
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 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to McCook 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257115 (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257115 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: McCook
- Est. Elev: 438 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgewater East
- Location given for Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5430377 Lon: -97.4500648
- 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 McCook, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Prairie 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. |
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