A visit to the Saint Joseph Catholic 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. Joseph Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery:
43.5580, -97.1171
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County<2>.
The county seat for Minnehaha County is located in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wellington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wellington Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reformed Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Canistota Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Canistota Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canistota Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canistota Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Canistota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96858 <5>
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Canistota.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97456 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Montrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- West Vermillion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Christina Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canistota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Chancellor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lennox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sioux Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Renner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
- Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 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. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Minnehaha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Chancellor
- Colton
- Colton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Freeman
- Harrisburg
- Hartford
- Humboldt
- Hurley
- Lennox
- Lennox lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lennox.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
- Marion
- Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Montrose
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Salem
- Salem lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sioux Falls
- Tea
- Tea lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
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 professional and volunteer 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. Joseph Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Minnehaha 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. Joseph Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2519160 (Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2519160 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: Minnehaha
- Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grass Lake
- Location given for Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.558 Lon: -97.11712
- 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 Minnehaha, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph Catholic 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. |