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A visit to the Poor Thunder 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 Poor Thunder Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.3892°   (43° 23' 21")

Lon:   -101.1785°   (-101° 10' 42")

The Poor Thunder Cemetery is located in Mellette County<2>.

The county seat for Mellette County is located in White River. White River lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Poor Thunder Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Poor Thunder Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Norris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Epiphany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epiphany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epiphany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • White Horse Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Horse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Horse Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Hawking Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawking Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawking Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Peyote Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peyote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peyote Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Ironwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ironwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ironwood Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Salt Camp Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salt Camp Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Cedarbutte Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarbutte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarbutte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedarbutte Cemetery is located in Mellette County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stands for Them Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stands for Them Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stands for Them Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stands for Them Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Spotted Tail Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spotted Tail Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spotted Tail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spotted Tail Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • St. Angelo Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Angelo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Angelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Angelo Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • The Holy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2466562 <5>
    • Body of Christ Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Body of Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Body of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Body of Christ Cemetery is located in Mellette County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Poor Thunder Cemetery.

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

  • Norris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parmelee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vetal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County
  • Long Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <6>
  • Two Strike
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
    • Two Strike is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
  • Rosebud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Todd County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
  • Saint Francis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuthill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Mellette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <6>
  • Mission
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Wanblee
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
    • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <6>
  • Antelope
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Todd County
  • White Horse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • White Horse is located in Todd County

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 Poor Thunder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mellette County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Poor Thunder 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 Poor Thunder Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1257178  (Poor Thunder Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1257178 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: Norris
    • County: Mellette         Elev: 829
    • Location given for GNIS #1257178 (Poor Thunder 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 Mellette, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Poor Thunder Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3892, Longitude: -101.1785       In this case, the coordinates for the Poor Thunder 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.




 

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