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A visit to the Poinsett 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 Poinsett Cemetery ...

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

44.5427, -97.1290

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

The Poinsett Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.

The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Poinsett Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Poinsett Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Poinsett Cemetery.<4>

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

  • United Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
  • Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Danish Lutheran Cemetery
    • South Trinity Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97703 <5>
  • Lake Thisted Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lake Thisted Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Thisted Cemetery
  • Trasta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trasta Cemetery is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trasta Cemetery
  • East Norden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The East Norden Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norden Cemetery
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
  • Badger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Norden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Norden Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norden Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Nielsen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Nielsen Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nielsen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97304 <5>
    • Oakwood Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakwood Zion Cemetery is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Zion Cemetery
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
    • Hinderlie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hetland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethania Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Erwin.
      • The Bethania Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Bethania Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96797 <5>
    • Nordland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Nordland Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nordland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Hetland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97307 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Poinsett Cemetery.

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

  • Alsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
  • Lake Norden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Badger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dempster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
  • Estelline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hetland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bruce is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <6>
  • Castlewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kones Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
  • Erwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Thomas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Johnsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Bryant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Volga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Volga is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <6>
    • Appleby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Hazel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sinai
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sinai is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <6>

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 Poinsett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poinsett Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Kingsbury 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 Poinsett Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257161  (Poinsett Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257161 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: Kingsbury
      • Est. Elev: 515 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Norden
      • Location given for Poinsett Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5427441     Lon: -97.128957
      • 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 Kingsbury, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Poinsett 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.