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A visit to the Saint Thomas Cemetery ...

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. Thomas Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.0963°   (45° 5' 46")

Lon:   -97.8093°   (-97° 48' 33")

The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Clark. Clark lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Thomas Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the St. Thomas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Saviors Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Saviors Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Saviors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • St. Ansgaar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ansgaar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ansgaar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Ansgaar Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crandall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crandall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Bethany Evangelical Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Evangelical Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Scotland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Day County
  • Prairie Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Valley Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Prairie Mound Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Mound Cemetery
    • The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Butler.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
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    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden City Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Hosanger Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosanger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Verdon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verdon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Verdon Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Phipps Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phipps Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phipps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phipps Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery is located in Codington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Thomas Cemetery.

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

  • Crocker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bradley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lily
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Crandall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Crandall is located in Day County
  • Butler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Turton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
    • Turton is located in Spink County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turton <6>
  • Raymond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <6>
  • Garden City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Conde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wallace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <6>
  • Bristol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
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    • Verdon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
      • Verdon is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
    • Holmquist
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Doland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
      • Doland is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doland <6>
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
    • Andover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Henry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <6>

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. Thomas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
  • Bradley
  • Brentford
  • Bristol
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Conde
    • Conde lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conde
  • Doland
  • Florence
  • Frankfort
  • Garden City
  • Groton
    • Groton lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Henry
    • Henry lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
      • Lily lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Pierpont
    • Stratford
    • Turton
      • Turton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Thomas Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
    • 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 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. Thomas Cemetery:

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. Thomas Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1257754  (Saint Thomas Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1257754 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: Crocker
    • County: Clark         Elev: 553
    • Location given for GNIS #1257754 (Saint Thomas Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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 Clark, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Thomas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0963, Longitude: -97.8093       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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