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A visit to the Richland 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 Richland Cemetery ...

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

44.6739, -97.9179

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

The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Clark. Clark lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Richland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Richland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Richland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Petrodie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Doland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <5>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Hague Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hague Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague Cemetery
  • Darlington Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Darlington Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Darlington Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Clark.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96909 <5>
  • St. Williams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
  • West Merton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Merton Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Merton Cemetery
  • Logan Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Irving Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Irving Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
    • LeSueur Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The LeSueur Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeSueur Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Mennonite Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Yale.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189004 <5>
    • Hillestad Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hillestad Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillestad Cemetery
    • Pleasant Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
    • Doland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Doland Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland Cemetery
    • Atfield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
    • Shue Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shue Creek Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shue Creek Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Prairie Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Richland Cemetery.

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

  • Carpenter
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Merton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Merton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • LaDelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Osceola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Willow Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bancroft
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Yale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Doland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cavour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Iroquois
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Naples
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Bryant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Frankfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Broadland is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Hitchcock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Huron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
    • Morningside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Morningside is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Richland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Richland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Clark 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 Richland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257378  (Richland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257378 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: Clark
      • Est. Elev: 447 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carpenter
      • Location given for Richland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6738617     Lon: -97.9178667
      • 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 Clark, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richland 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.