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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery

Lat:   43.3989°   (43° 23' 56")

Lon:   -101.7551°   (-101° 45' 18")

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Kadoka. Kadoka lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salaway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peyote Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bear Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Bear Cemetery is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97436 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Ignatius Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • The Gethsemane Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gethsemane Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97036 <5>
  • Native American Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Native American Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Body of Christ Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawking Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawking Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawking Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Bennett County
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gamble Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2473212 <5>
  • Mediator Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mediator Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mediator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mediator Cemetery is located in Shannon County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Poor Thunder Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Thunder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Thunder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poor Thunder Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • Red Leaf Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Leaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Leaf Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Norris Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Mellette County
    • St. Luke Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Shannon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wanblee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
    • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <6>
  • Long Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <6>
  • Martin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Potato Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
    • Potato Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Swett is located in Bennett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
  • Tuthill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kyle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Vetal
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County
  • Batesland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
    • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <6>
  • Interior
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Weta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weta
    • Weta is located in Jackson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Norris
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Interior
  • Martin

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 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. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1266656  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1266656 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: Hisle
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 842
    • Location given for GNIS #1266656 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 Jackson, 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 obstructions 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. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3989, Longitude: -101.7551       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Joseph 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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