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A visit to the Saint Margarets 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. Margarets Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.7369°   (43° 44' 12")

Lon:   -98.9631°   (-98° 57' 47")

The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Brule County<2>.

The county seat for Brule County is located in Chamberlain. Chamberlain lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Margarets Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the St. Margarets Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bullis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bullis Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the National Cemetery
    • The National Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Kimball.
    • The National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohemian Cemetery
    • Saint Vencels Bohemian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983736 <5>
  • Community Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Community Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Pukwana.
    • The Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pukwana City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96887 <5>
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Pukwana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97517 <5>
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwegian Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Chamberlain.
    • The Norwegian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norwegian Free Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97317 <5>
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • Gabrielson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gabrielson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gabrielson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gabrielson Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • Vega Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vega Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
    • The St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Chamberlain.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of Kimball.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Miller Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97389 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Larson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Larson Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Aurora County
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of Kimball.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97391 <5>
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Bijou Hills Union Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bijou Hills Union Cemetery
      • The Bijou Hills Union Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • The Bijou Hills Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332218 <5>
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Aurora County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Margarets Cemetery.

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

  • Kimball
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pukwana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
    • Pukwana is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <6>
  • White Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Aurora County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <6>
  • Ola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Bijou Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bijou Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
  • Crow Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
    • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
  • Chamberlain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <6>
  • Crow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Academy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
  • Gann Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Oacoma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
    • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <6>
  • Aurora Center
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
    • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plankinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Platte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <6>
    • Joubert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
      • Joubert is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • Iona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Holland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stickney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
      • Stickney is located in Aurora County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <6>

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Margarets 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. Margarets Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1257662  (Saint Margarets Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1257662 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: Kimball South
    • County: Brule         Elev: 541
    • Location given for GNIS #1257662 (Saint Margarets 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 Brule, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Margarets Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7369, Longitude: -98.9631       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Margarets 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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