A visit to the Saint Placidus Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Placidus Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Placidus Cemetery (FG ID #2168066).
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. Placidus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Placidus Cemetery:
44.1810, -99.0567
The St. Placidus Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Fort Thompson.
The cemetery is located in Buffalo County<3>.
The county seat for Buffalo County is located in Gann Valley. Gann Valley lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast of the St. Placidus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Placidus Cemetery.
Name Variations for St. Placidus Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. Placidus Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Placidus Catholic Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the St. Placidus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Placidus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Crow Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vega Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Vega Cemetery is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Salem Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Mission Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McNair Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Earlville Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
- G A R Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- The G A R Cemetery is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
- Morningside Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the St. Placidus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Placidus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ames
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gann Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lyonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Crow Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miller
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ree Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wessington Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wessington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lower Brule
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bramhall ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bramhall is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramhall
- Pukwana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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. Placidus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buffalo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Placidus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chamberlain
- Gann Valley
- Miller
- Pukwana
- Ree Heights
- Saint Lawrence
- Wessington Springs
- Wessington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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. Placidus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Buffalo 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. Placidus Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2168066
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Placidus Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |