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A visit to the Scandia 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 Scandia Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scandia Cemetery:

45.7541, -96.9587

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

The Scandia Cemetery is located in Roberts County<2>.

The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies just to the southwest of the Scandia Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Scandia Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Scandia Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethania Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
  • North Concordia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zions Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Zions Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
  • Old Effington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Old Effington Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Effington Cemetery
  • Stavanger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger Cemetery
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Norway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Norway Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
  • Nidaros Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nidaros Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nidaros Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Sisseton City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sisseton City Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton City Cemetery
    • The Sisseton City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sisseton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984703 <5>
  • New Effington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The New Effington Cemetery is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Faith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Faith Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Ferkingstad Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ferkingstad Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferkingstad Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Goodwill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Old Brandvold Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Brandvold Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brandvold Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Scandia Cemetery.

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

  • Sisseton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Effington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Claire City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Rosholt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Peever
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Peever Flats
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
  • Veblen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beardsley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillhead
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
    • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
  • Wheaton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <6>
  • White Rock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hankinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lidgerwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Barry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Oswald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
    • Eden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <6>
    • Wilmot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dumont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Collis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
    • Fairmount
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Scandia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roberts County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Scandia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Roberts 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 Scandia Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1257825  (Scandia Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257825 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: Roberts
      • Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Effington
      • Location given for Scandia Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.754126     Lon: -96.9586916
      • 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 Roberts, 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- Scandia 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.