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A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...

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

43.0328, -98.9801

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

The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Gregory County<2>.

The county seat for Gregory County is located in Burke. Burke lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Free Methodist Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Rosebud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rosebud Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fairfax.
    • The St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Anthony's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97519 <5>
  • Knoll Crest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knoll Crest Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Crest Cemetery
  • Ponca Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • German Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Bethelhem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Bethelhem Cemetery is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelhem Cemetery
  • Naper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper Cemetery
  • Naper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Naper Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Butte Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Butte Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butte (NE).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100443 <5>
    • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butte (NE).
      • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Butte Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101412 <5>
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Herrick Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Herrick Cemetery is located in Gregory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick Cemetery
    • Ducharme Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ducharme Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducharme 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 Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Bonesteel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Charles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Naper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <6>
  • East Gregory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Anoka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Butte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <6>
  • Herrick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dustin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland is located in Holt County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
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    • Geddes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
    • Gross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Pickstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bristow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Andes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregory County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anoka
    • Anoka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
  • Bonesteel
  • Bristow
  • Burke
    • Burke lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burke.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Butte
    • Butte lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butte.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Fairfax
  • Geddes
    • Geddes lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geddes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Gregory
    • Gregory lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gregory.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gross
    • Gross lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gross.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
  • Herrick
    • Herrick lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herrick.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
  • Lake Andes
  • Lynch
    • Lynch lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynch.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
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      • Naper lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naper.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
    • Platte
      • Platte lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Platte.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Ravinia
      • Ravinia lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ravinia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
    • Spencer

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 websites either 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 Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Gregory 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 Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257123  (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257123 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: Gregory
      • Est. Elev: 583 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bonesteel
      • Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0327756     Lon: -98.9800918
      • 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 Gregory, 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- Pleasant Valley 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.