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A visit to the Saint Joseph's 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's Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery:

45.4811, -97.2612

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

The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County<2>.

The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. James Indian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Dog Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Blue Dog Grave is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Dog Grave
  • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saron Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Ascension Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Old Ascension Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ascension Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97606 <5>
  • Roslyn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
  • Ortley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ortley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Eden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Old Eden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eden Cemetery
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Fron Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Fron Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fron Cemetery
    • Old St. Otto's Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
    • Peever Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Peever Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Cemetery
    • Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Summit Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Summit Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Sisseton City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sisseton City Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton City Cemetery
      • The Sisseton City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sisseton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984703 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

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

  • Grenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waubay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ortley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Roslyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Flats
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
  • Peever
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sisseton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmot
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Holmquist
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Marvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Bristol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
      • Estimated population in 2014: 990 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's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Day County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beardsley
  • Bristol
    • Bristol lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bristol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Browns Valley
  • Florence
  • Lake City
  • Langford
    • Langford lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Langford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
  • Lily
    • Lily lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Marvin
    • Marvin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Peever
    • Peever lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peever.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
  • Pierpont
  • Sisseton
  • Summit
    • Summit lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Summit.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Veblen lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Veblen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
    • Waubay
      • Waubay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubay
    • Webster
      • Webster lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webster.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Wilmot
      • Wilmot lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilmot.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot

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 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's Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Day 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's Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1852517  (Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852517 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: Day
      • Est. Elev: 574 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Enemy Swim Lake West
      • Location given for Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4810705     Lon: -97.2611974
      • 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 Day, 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. Joseph's 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.