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A visit to the Saint Ansgaar 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 St. Ansgaar Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Ansgaar Cemetery:

45.1733, -97.7998

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

The St. Ansgaar Cemetery is located in Day County<2>.

The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Saviors Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saviors Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Evangelical Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • Prairie Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Butler.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
  • Scotland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Hosanger Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Verdon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Verdon Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Otto's Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
    • New Sweden Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
    • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Andover Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Andover Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.

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

  • Crocker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Crandall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crandall is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Bradley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Holmquist
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmquist is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
    • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
  • Conde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Verdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Verdon is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
  • Turton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Andover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Webster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Randolph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Pierpont
      (22 miles [35.4 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 St. Ansgaar 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 St. Ansgaar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
    • Andover lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andover.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Bradley
  • Brentford
  • Bristol
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Conde
    • Conde lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conde
  • Doland
  • Florence
  • Garden City
  • Groton
  • Henry
    • Henry lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Lily
    • Lily lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Stratford
    • Turton
      • Turton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
    • Waubay
      • Waubay lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Ansgaar Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 St. Ansgaar 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 St. Ansgaar Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257570  (Saint Ansgaar Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257570 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: 551 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lone Tree Lake
      • Location given for Saint Ansgaar Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.173291     Lon: -97.7998124
      • 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 Day, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Ansgaar 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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