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A visit to the Saint John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Cemetery ...

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

43.4706, -100.0837

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

The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Tripp County<2>.

The county seat for Tripp County is located in Winner. Winner lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Advent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ideal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Cemetery
  • Winner City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winner City South Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
    • The St. Catherine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Badnation Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286901 <5>
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Georges Cemetery
    • The St. Georges Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosebud Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465251 <5>
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
  • Hilmoe Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Hilmoe Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilmoe Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Mediator Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Mediator Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediator Cemetery
  • St. Marys Garden Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Colome Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Colome Cemetery is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Colome.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158843 <5>
    • Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Colome.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168529 <5>
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Kennebec.
    • Our Savior Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Our Savior Cemetery is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior Cemetery
    • Linden Pioneer Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Angels Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
    • Medicine Creek Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Phillip Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Zions Lutheran Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Presho Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • New Witten
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Witten is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Witten
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Witten
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jordan Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan Junction is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Junction
  • Carter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ideal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Winner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Okreek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wood is located in Mellette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <6>
  • Clearfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clearfield is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Hamill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Timber
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Colome
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • White Horse
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • White Horse is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • Millboro
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Millboro is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people

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. John the Baptist Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tripp County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carter
    • Carter lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Colome
    • Colome lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome
  • Winner
    • Winner lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
  • Witten
    • Witten lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Witten.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten

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. John the Baptist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Tripp 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. John the Baptist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1266258  (Saint John the Baptist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266258 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: Tripp
      • Est. Elev: 598 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Witten
      • Location given for Saint John the Baptist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.4705536     Lon: -100.0837384
      • 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 Tripp, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. John the Baptist 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.