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A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...

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

43.8930, -99.6051

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

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lyman County<2>.

The county seat for Lyman County is located in Kennebec. Kennebec lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97098 <5>
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kennebec Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oacoma Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oacoma Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma Cemetery
  • Holy Comforter Episcopal Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fort Thompson.
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake View Cemetery
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97570 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Earling Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Earling Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Earling Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kennebec.
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Tripp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Kennebec.
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    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John the Baptist Episcopal Cemetery
      • St. John's Cemetery
      • St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168051 <5>
    • Crow Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Crow Creek Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crow Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crow Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96902 <5>
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Presho Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Holy Angels Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Lyman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
    • Community Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

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

  • Reliance
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Lyman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
    • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
  • Oacoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Brule
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kennebec
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chamberlain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Thompson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Hamill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pukwana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Presho
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Iona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Stephan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ideal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ola is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Estimated population in 2014: 108 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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Lyman 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. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257678  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257678 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: Lyman
      • Est. Elev: 549 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reliance
      • Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8930474     Lon: -99.605109
      • 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 Lyman, 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. Marys 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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