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A visit to the Saint Boniface 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. Boniface Cemetery ...

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

45.8633, -97.0945

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

The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Roberts County<2>.

The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the St. Boniface Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Boniface Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nidaros Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Nidaros Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidaros Cemetery
  • Norway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Norway Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
  • Ferkingstad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ferkingstad Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferkingstad Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Stavanger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Old Effington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Effington Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Effington Cemetery
  • New Effington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The New Effington Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Zions Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zions Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bergen Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bergen Church Cemetery is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Church Cemetery
      • The Bergen Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bergen Cemetery
      • Bergen Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101716 <5>
    • Veblen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • St. Benedict Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
    • Old Brandvold Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Old Brandvold Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brandvold Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Boniface Cemetery.

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

  • Claire City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • New Effington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Veblen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sisseton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lidgerwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillhead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Rosholt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hankinson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Mantador
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Ransom City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • 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
    • Oswald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
    • Eden
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Peever
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 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>
    • Peever Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
    • Great Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • White Rock is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Havana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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. Boniface Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roberts County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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. Boniface Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Roberts 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. Boniface Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257582  (Saint Boniface Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257582 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: Roberts
      • Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Claire City
      • Location given for Saint Boniface Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.8632923     Lon: -97.0945305
      • 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 Roberts, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Boniface 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.