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A visit to the Saint Williams 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. Williams Cemetery ...

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

44.5133, -97.9726

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

The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Beadle County<2>.

The county seat for Beadle County is located in Huron. Huron lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Williams Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Williams Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the St. Williams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Shue Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shue Creek Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shue Creek Cemetery
  • Faith Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Yale.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189004 <5>
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
  • Petrodie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Atfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Atfield Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atfield Cemetery
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Cavour Protestant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • LeSueur Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The LeSueur Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeSueur Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Martin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
    • Roe Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Doland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <5>
    • Ideal Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ideal Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hague Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hague Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague Cemetery
    • Collins Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
    • Hillestad Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hillestad Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillestad Cemetery
    • Broadland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
    • Restlawn Memory Garden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memory Garden

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Williams Cemetery.

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

  • Yale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Osceola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cavour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Iroquois
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bancroft
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • LaDelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Morningside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Huron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
    • Willow Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
    • Broadland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Broadland is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • De Smet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hitchcock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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. Williams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Beadle County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bryant
    • Bryant lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Carthage
  • Cavour
    • Cavour lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cavour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • De Smet
    • De Smet lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Smet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Doland
    • Doland lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
  • Hitchcock
  • Huron
    • Huron lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Huron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Iroquois
  • Vienna
    • Vienna lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vienna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Virgil
    • Virgil lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virgil.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Willow Lake
  • Wolsey
    • Wolsey lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Williams Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wolsey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey

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. Williams Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Beadle 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. Williams Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257762  (Saint Williams Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257762 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: Beadle
      • Est. Elev: 421 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Staum Dam
      • Location given for Saint Williams Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.51331     Lon: -97.9725884
      • 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 Beadle, 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- St. Williams 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.