A visit to the Reform 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 Reform Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reform Cemetery:
43.0892, -97.6942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reform Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reform Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County<2>.
The county seat for Bon Homme County is located in Tyndall. Tyndall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Reform Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reform Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Reform Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reform Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Petersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- Freidensthal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freidensthal Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidensthal Cemetery
- Gall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gall Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gall Cemetery
- Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reform Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Odessa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Odessa Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
- Civil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Polish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- The Polish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Polish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97413 <5>
- Our Savior's East Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Savior's East Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior's East Cemetery
- The Our Savior's East Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Cemetery
- James River Lutheran Cemetery
- James River Norske Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Tyndall.
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beadleston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Beadleston Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadleston Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Siamental Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Siamental Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siamental Cemetery
- Hvezda Zapadu Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hvezda Zapadu Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hvezda Zapadu Cemetery
- Nikodym Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Nikodym Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikodym Cemetery
- Klasi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Klasi Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klasi Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Reform Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reform Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kaylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyndall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Menno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tripp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Yankton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Valleyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Tewsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tewsville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
- Mission Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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 Reform Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bon Homme County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reform Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avon
- Avon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Reform Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Freeman
- Lesterville
- Olivet
- Parkston
- Santee
- Scotland
- Springfield
- Tabor
- Tripp
- Tyndall
- Yankton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Reform Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Bon Homme 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 Reform Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257340 (Reform Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257340 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: Bon Homme
- Est. Elev: 414 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kloucek Lake
- Location given for Reform Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0891613 Lon: -97.694233
- 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 Bon Homme, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reform 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. |