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A visit to the Saint Mary's Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Mary's Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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. Mary's Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.8948°   (44° 53' 41")

Lon:   -98.7284°   (-98° 43' 42")

The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hand County<2>.

The county seat for Hand County is located in Miller. Miller lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Mary's Cemetery .

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. Mary's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hand County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Mary's Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Rockham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockham
      • Rockham is located in Faulk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockham <4>
    • Redfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Miranda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
      • Miranda is located in Faulk County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
    • Ashton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <4>
    • Tulare
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
      • Tulare is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
    • Orient
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Chelsea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Faulk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Northville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
    • Spottswood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spottswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cresbard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresbard
      • Cresbard is located in Faulk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresbard <4>
    • Mellette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellette
      • Mellette is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mellette <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Faulkton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonilla
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
        • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
      • Hitchcock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
        • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
      • Mansfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Brentford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentford
        • Brentford is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentford <4>
      • Wecota
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

    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. Mary's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hand County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. Mary's Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Rockham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockham Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockham Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Redfield.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97062 <6>
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Miranda Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miranda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miranda Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miranda Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Ashton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashton Cemetery
    • Burdette Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burdette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burdette Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burdette Cemetery
    • Howell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howell Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Devoe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Devoe Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devoe Cemetery
    • Sunbeam Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunbeam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunbeam Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunbeam Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Tulare Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tulare Cemetery is located in Spink County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulare Cemetery
      • Crandon Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crandon Cemetery is located in Spink County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandon Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Orient - Prairieview Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orient - Prairieview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Orient - Prairieview Cemetery is located in Hand County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orient - Prairieview Cemetery
      • Garfield Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Spink County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
      • Hope Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hope Cemetery is located in Faulk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hand County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Graceland Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Spink County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spink County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

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

    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. Mary's Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2117661  (Saint Mary's Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2117661 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: Zell
      • County: Hand         Elev: 421
      • Location given for GNIS #2117661 (Saint Mary's Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Dakota: 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 Hand, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Mary's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8948, Longitude: -98.7284       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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