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A visit to the Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery

Lat:   44.0764°   (44° 4' 35")

Lon:   -98.1501°   (-98° 9' 0")

The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County<2>.

The county seat for Sanborn County is located in Woonsocket. Woonsocket lies just to the west southwest of the Silver Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Eventide Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eventide Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eventide Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eventide Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • St. Wilfrid Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wilfrid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wilfrid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Wilfrid Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Bonny Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonny Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Aquilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aquilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aquilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Feistner Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feistner Cemetery
    • The Feistner Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Feistner Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Lane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96999 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Diana Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Diana Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Lane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96988 <5>
    • German Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Restlawn Memory Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memory Garden
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memory Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restlawn Memory Garden is located in Beadle County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Solberg Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solberg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solberg Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Prairie Flower Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Flower Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Flower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Flower Cemetery is located in Miner County

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 Silver Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Forestburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
    • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
  • Woonsocket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cuthbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
    • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
  • Letcher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
    • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <6>
  • Artesian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
    • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <6>
  • Alpena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
    • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <6>
  • Lane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Jerauld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
  • Storla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
    • Storla is located in Aurora County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
  • Fedora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Loomis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
    • Loomis is located in Davison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <6>
  • Farwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Hanson County
  • Virgil
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Beadle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Morningside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
      • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Wessington Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Huron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <6>
    • Cavour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
      • Cavour is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <6>
    • Roswell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Roswell is located in Miner County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
    • Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Iroquois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
    • Mitchell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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 Silver Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanborn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258064  (Silver Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258064 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: Forestburg SW
    • County: Sanborn         Elev: 395
    • Location given for GNIS #1258064 (Silver Creek 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 Sanborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Silver Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0764, Longitude: -98.1501       In this case, the coordinates for the Silver Creek 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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