A visit to the Saint Otto's 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. Otto's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Otto's Cemetery:
45.3075, -97.5193
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Otto's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County<2>.
The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies just to the north of the St. Otto's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Otto's Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the St. Otto's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Otto's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old St. Otto's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Sweden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Sweden Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
- Hosanger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
- Wheatland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
- Lakewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lakewood Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egeland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Egeland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeland Cemetery
- Roslyn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Roslyn Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn Cemetery
- Bergen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bergen Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
- Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodhue Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodhue Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue Cemetery
- St. James Indian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Otto's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Otto's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holmquist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holmquist is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
- Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Waubay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ortley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crocker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pierpont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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. Otto's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Day County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Otto's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Bradley
- Bristol
- Conde
- Conde lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Otto's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conde.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conde
- Florence
- Garden City
- Groton
- Henry
- Lake City
- Langford
- Lily
- Lily lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Otto's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marvin
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Summit
- Waubay
- Webster
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 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. Otto's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Day 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. Otto's Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257702 (Saint Otto's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257702 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: Day
- Est. Elev: 567 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webster
- Location given for Saint Otto's Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3074576 Lon: -97.5192552
- 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 Day, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Otto's 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. |