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A visit to the Saint Phillip Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Phillip 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. Phillip Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Phillip 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. Phillip Cemetery

Lat:   43.6783°   (43° 40' 41")

Lon:   -100.6298°   (-100° 37' 47")

The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Mellette County<2>.

The county seat for Mellette County is located in White River. White River lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Phillip Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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. Phillip Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mellette 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. Phillip 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 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Phillip Cemetery.

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

    • Westover ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
    • White River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
      • White River is located in Mellette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <4>
    • Wood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
      • Wood is located in Mellette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <4>
    • Murdo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
      • Murdo is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdo <4>
    • Draper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
      • Draper is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
    • Okaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vivian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in Lyman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <4>
    • Mission
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Todd County
    • White Horse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Todd County
    • Okreek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

    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. Phillip Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mellette County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Carter
    • Draper
      • Draper lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Phillip Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Draper.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Mission
    • Vivian
    • Westover - Historic
    • White River

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the St. Phillip Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Ignatius Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • St. Marys Garden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Garden Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Garden Cemetery
    • Barnette Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnette Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnette Cemetery
    • Murdo Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mediator Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mediator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mediator Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mediator Cemetery
    • Body of Christ Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Body of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Body of Christ Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Body of Christ Cemetery
    • St. Georges Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Catherine Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Draper Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Draper Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Mellette County
      • The Holy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2466562 <6>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mellette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • St. John Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Mellette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Indian Mission Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Mission Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mission Cemetery
      • Advent Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilmoe Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • The Hilmoe Cemetery is located in Lyman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilmoe Cemetery
      • Cedarbutte Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarbutte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedarbutte Cemetery is located in Mellette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarbutte Cemetery
      • Vivian Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vivian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vivian Cemetery is located in Lyman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vivian Cemetery
      • Zions Lutheran Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • St. Thomas Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity 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. Phillip Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2125956  (Saint Phillip Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2125956 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: Westover
      • County: Mellette         Elev: 594
      • Location given for GNIS #2125956 (Saint Phillip 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 Mellette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Phillip Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6783, Longitude: -100.6298       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Phillip 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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