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A visit to the Smithwick 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 Smithwick Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.2883°   (43° 17' 17")

Lon:   -103.2735°   (-103° 16' 24")

The Smithwick Cemetery is located in Fall River County<2>.

The county seat for Fall River County is located in Hot Springs. Hot Springs lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smithwick Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Smithwick Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Horsehead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horsehead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horsehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horsehead Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 Fall River County
  • Hines Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hines Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buffalo Gap Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Hot Springs National Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hot Springs National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hot Springs National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hot Springs National Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 Fall River County
  • Duck Creek Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Fall River County
  • Pringle Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pringle Cemetery is located in Custer County
  • Edgemont Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Fairburn Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairburn Cemetery is located in Custer County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Sioux County (NE)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101131 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Smithwick Cemetery.

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

  • Smithwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oelrichs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
    • Oelrichs is located in Fall River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs <7>
  • Oral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
    • Oral is located in Fall River County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oral <7>
  • Hot Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cascade Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
    • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
  • Buffalo Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Erskine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erskine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
    • Erskine is located in Fall River County
  • Rumford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Rumford is located in Fall River County
  • Ardmore ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Ardmore is located in Fall River County
  • Oglala
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairburn
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
    • Fairburn is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <7>
  • Pringle
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
    • Pringle is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <7>
  • Edgemont
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
    • Edgemont is located in Fall River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <7>
  • Provo
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Smithwick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fall River County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Smithwick 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 Smithwick Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258131  (Smithwick Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258131 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: Hot Springs SE
    • County: Fall River         Elev: 1062
    • Location given for GNIS #1258131 (Smithwick 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 Fall River, 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 obstructions 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 Smithwick Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2883, Longitude: -103.2735       In this case, the coordinates for the Smithwick 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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