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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. 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. Margarets Cemetery ...

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

43.7369, -98.9631

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>

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

The county seat for Brule County is located in Chamberlain. Chamberlain lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Margarets Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Bullis Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullis Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The National Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the National Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Kimball.
    • The National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohemian Cemetery
    • St. Vencels Bohemian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983736 <5>
  • Community Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwegian Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east 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)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Gabrielson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Gabrielson Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabrielson Cemetery
  • Vega Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Vega Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
  • St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vencels Bohemian National Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Chamberlain.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south 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)
      • The Larson Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Kimball.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97391 <5>
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Bijou Hills Union Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery

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. 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)
  • Lyonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lyonville is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
  • Pukwana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • White Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Bijou Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
  • Crow Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
  • Crow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Chamberlain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Academy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Gann Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Oacoma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Aurora Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
    • Plankinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Platte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • 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)
      • Joubert is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • Iona
      (26 miles [41.8 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. 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 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. Margarets Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Brule 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. Margarets Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257662  (Saint Margarets Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257662 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: Brule
      • Est. Elev: 541 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kimball South
      • Location given for Saint Margarets Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7369428     Lon: -98.9631479
      • 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- St. Margarets 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.