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A visit to the Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Red Cloud Cemetery (FG ID #1970722)

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 Red Cloud Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Cloud Cemetery

Lat:   43.0777°   (43° 4' 39")

Lon:   -102.5837°   (-102° 35' 1")

The cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County<3>.

As an estimate, the Red Cloud Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Pine Ridge.

Name Variations for Red Cloud Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Red Cloud Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Holy Rosary Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Red Cloud Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Lamont Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Jumping Eagle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Native American Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Native American Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Native American Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Abold Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abold Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Beaver Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Valley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Julia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
    • Movotny Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Movotny Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Movotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Movotny Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
    • Amity Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (NE)
    • Feather on Head Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feather on Head Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feather on Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Feather on Head Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Shannon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Red Cloud Cemetery.

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

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 Red Cloud Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oglala Lakota County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud Cemetery:

The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 '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 Red Cloud Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0777, Longitude: -102.5837    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Oglala Lakota, 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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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