A visit to the Saint Paul 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. Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Cemetery:
44.1678, -102.1079
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pennington County<2>.
The county seat for Pennington County is located in Rapid City. Rapid City lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the west of the St. Paul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Paul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the St. Paul Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Creighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Creighton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton Cemetery
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Hilland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hilland Cemetery is located in Haakon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilland Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Dowling Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Dowling Cemetery is located in Haakon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Cemetery
- Wellsburg Union Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Topbar Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Topbar Cemetery is located in Haakon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topbar Cemetery
- Owanka Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owanka Cemetery is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka Cemetery
- Milesville Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Milesville Cemetery is located in Haakon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quinn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Wasta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philip
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elm Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wicksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wicksville is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
- Owanka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bridger is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
- Milesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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. Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Owanka
- Philip
- Quinn
- Wall
- Wall lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wall.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Wasta
- Wasta lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
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 either 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. Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Pennington 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. Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1266266 (Saint Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1266266 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: Pennington
- Est. Elev: 836 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Horse Tooth
- Location given for Saint Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1677645 Lon: -102.1079328
- 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 Pennington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Paul 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |