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A visit to the Saint Bonaventure Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Bonaventure Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.9272°   (45° 55' 37")

Lon:   -101.3499°   (-101° 20' 59")

The St. Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Corson County<2>.

The county seat for Corson County is located in McIntosh. McIntosh lies just to the south of the St. Bonaventure Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Communion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Communion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Communion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Communion Cemetery is located in Grant County (ND)
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gabriel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gabriel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Grant County (ND)
  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Philomena Cemetery is located in Sioux County (ND)
  • Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (Old)
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (Old)
    • The Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (Old) is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (Old) is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Selfridge (ND).
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (Old) with the St. Bonaventure Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499828 <5>
  • Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (New)
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (New)
    • The Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (New) is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (New) is located outside and to the northeast of Selfridge (ND).
    • The Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
    • Saint Philomena Parish Cemetery
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Saint Philomena Catholic Cemetery (New) with the St. Bonaventure Cemetery and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102534 <5>
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Congregational Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Congregational Cemetery is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregational Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Porcupine (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101826 <5>
  • Saint James Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Gayton Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayton Cemetery
    • The Gayton Cemetery is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gayton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Selfridge (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101958 <5>
  • St. Gertrudes Catholic Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Grant County (ND)
  • Protestant Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Protestant Cemetery is located in Corson County
  • Pretty Rock Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pretty Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pretty Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pretty Rock Cemetery is located in Grant County (ND)
  • Selma Union Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Selma Union Cemetery is located in Grant County (ND)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Grant County (ND)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

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

  • McIntosh
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <7>
  • Watauga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bullhead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
    • Bullhead is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <7>
  • Morristown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <7>
  • Selfridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfridge
    • Selfridge is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selfridge <7>
  • Keldron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Porcupine
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Shields
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Gertrude
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
    • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County (ND)
  • McLaughlin
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLaughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin
    • McLaughlin is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLaughlin <7>
  • Raleigh
    (29 miles [46.7 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. Bonaventure Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Corson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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. Bonaventure Cemetery:

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. Bonaventure Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1257580  (Saint Bonaventure Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1257580 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McIntosh
    • County: Corson         Elev: 708
    • Location given for GNIS #1257580 (Saint Bonaventure Cemetery)

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 Corson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Bonaventure Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9272, Longitude: -101.3499       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.