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A visit to the Saint Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery ...

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

44.8303, -99.1109

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

The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Hand County<2>.

The county seat for Hand County is located in Miller. Miller lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Michaels Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the St. Michaels Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Orient - Prairieview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Howell Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
  • Alden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Alden Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Faulkton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Faulkton Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkton Cemetery
  • Miranda Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Miranda Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda Cemetery
  • Rockham Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rockham Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockham Cemetery
  • Sunbeam Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunbeam Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Cemetery
  • Bass Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bass Cemetery is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burdette Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burdette Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Highmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97410 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Myron Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Myron Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myron Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Devoe Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Devoe Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe Cemetery
    • Millard Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Millard Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard Cemetery
    • Spring Lake Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Lake Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of Highmore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97712 <5>
    • Morningside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Miller.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97512 <5>
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery

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. Michaels Cemetery.

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

  • Orient
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miranda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Miranda is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
    • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
  • Rockham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Faulkton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Millard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Millard is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Ree Heights
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Miller
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Wecota
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bramhall ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bramhall is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramhall
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Saint Lawrence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cresbard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Seneca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Highmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chelsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Faulk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 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. Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Michaels Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hand 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. Michaels Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257696  (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257696 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: Hand
      • Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Polo
      • Location given for Saint Michaels Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8302552     Lon: -99.1109406
      • 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 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- St. Michaels 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.