A visit to the Roswell 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 Roswell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Roswell Cemetery:
43.9939, -97.6923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Roswell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Roswell Cemetery is located in Miner County<2>.
The county seat for Miner County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the east of the Roswell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Roswell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Roswell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Roswell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fedora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fedora Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedora Cemetery
- Morgans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgans Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Prairie Flower Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Diana Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Diana Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
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- Canova Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Canova Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Redstone Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Cemetery
- Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berton Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton 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]<3> of the Roswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Roswell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roswell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Vilas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Fedora
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Artesian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Winfred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Farmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- Forestburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Junius
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Junius is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
- Letcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loomis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(24 miles [38.6 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 Roswell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Roswell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Artesian
- Canova
- Carthage
- Forestburg
- Fulton
- Howard
- Iroquois
- Letcher
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Oldham
- Ramona
- Salem
- Spencer
- Vilas
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roswell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Miner 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 Roswell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257493 (Roswell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257493 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: Miner
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bitter Lake
- Location given for Roswell Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9938644 Lon: -97.6922964
- 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 Miner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Roswell 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. |
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