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A visit to the Saint Benedict 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. Benedict Cemetery ...

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

45.7327, -97.2476

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

The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.

The county seat for Marshall County is located in Britton. Britton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west of the St. Benedict Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the St. Benedict Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Lake City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lake City Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
  • St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97605 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Veblen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158819 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Old Eden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eden Cemetery
  • Veblen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Veblen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Veblen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Veblen.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #988267 <5>
  • Stavanger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
  • Norway Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norway Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Sisseton City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sisseton City Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton City Cemetery
    • The Sisseton City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sisseton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984703 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Michael's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97606 <5>
    • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Nidaros Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nidaros Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidaros Cemetery
    • Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Sisseton Post Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Eden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2588639 <5>
    • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 St. Benedict Cemetery.

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

  • Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Veblen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Sisseton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
  • Claire City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Effington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Peever
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Roslyn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peever Flats
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
  • Browns Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Havana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Havana is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <6>
    • Cayuga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cayuga is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <6>
    • Lidgerwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kidder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kidder is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Britton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
    • Rutland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rutland is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <6>
    • Rosholt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Waubay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ortley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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. Benedict Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 St. Benedict Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Marshall 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. Benedict Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257576  (Saint Benedict Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257576 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: Marshall
      • Est. Elev: 608 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whitestone Lake
      • Location given for Saint Benedict Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7327355     Lon: -97.2475902
      • 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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Benedict 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.