A visit to the Prairie Mound 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 Prairie Mound Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prairie Mound Cemetery (FG ID #97418).
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 Prairie Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prairie Mound Cemetery:
45.2732, -97.7154
The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Butler.
The cemetery is located in Day County<3>.
The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast of the Prairie Mound Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prairie Mound Cemetery.
Establishment of the Prairie Mound Cemetery ...
The Prairie Mound Cemetery was established in 1812.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Prairie Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prairie Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethany Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Ansgaar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Ansgaar Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgaar Cemetery
- New Sweden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
- West Saviors Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The West Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saviors Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- St. Otto's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hosanger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
- Old St. Otto's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bergen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bergen Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
- Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andover Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Andover Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Crandall Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Crandall Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
- St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
- Skudesnes Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Skudesnes Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skudesnes Cemetery
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]<2> of the Prairie Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prairie Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holmquist
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roslyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ferney
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waubay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Groton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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 Prairie Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Day County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prairie Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Bradley
- Bristol
- Clark
- Conde
- Conde lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Prairie Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conde.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conde
- Florence
- Garden City
- Groton
- Langford
- Lily
- Lily lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prairie Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Pierpont
- Turton
- Waubay
- Webster
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 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 Prairie Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Day 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 Prairie Mound Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #97418
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257205 (Prairie Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257205 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: Day
- Est. Elev: 552 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bristol East
- Location given for Prairie Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2732889 Lon: -97.7153692
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Mound Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Day, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |