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A visit to the Saint Josephs 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. Josephs Cemetery ...

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

44.0091, -97.5109

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

The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Miner County<2>.

The county seat for Miner County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the west of the St. Josephs Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Graceland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • Winfred Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Canova Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Canova Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova Cemetery
  • Roswell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Roswell Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Berton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Berton Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berton Cemetery
  • Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgans Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Morgans Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Cemetery
  • Fedora Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Fedora Cemetery is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedora Cemetery
  • Unityville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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    • Olsen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Olsen Cemetery is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsen Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97665 <5>
    • Toles Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Toles Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toles Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Prairie Flower Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Cemetery.

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

  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Vilas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Winfred
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Canova
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Junius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Junius is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
  • Fedora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • Oldham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Artesian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Farmer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmer is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Farwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Fulton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexandria
  • Artesian
  • Canova
  • Carthage
  • De Smet
  • Fulton
  • Howard
  • Madison
  • Montrose
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Oldham lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oldham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Ramona
      • Ramona lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ramona.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Salem
      • Salem lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Spencer
      • Spencer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Josephs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spencer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Vilas
    • Wentworth

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Josephs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Miner 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. Josephs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257645  (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257645 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: Miner
      • Est. Elev: 476 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Howard
      • Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0091407     Lon: -97.5109023
      • 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 Miner, 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. Josephs 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.
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