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A visit to the Spirt Lake 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 Spirt Lake Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.4852°   (44° 29' 6")

Lon:   -97.5326°   (-97° 31' 57")

The Spirt Lake Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County<2>.

The county seat for Kingsbury County is located in De Smet. De Smet lies just to the south of the Spirt Lake Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Erwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erwin Cemetery
    • The Erwin Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Erwin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96970 <5>
  • Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • The Clara Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clara Cemetery
    • Clara Church Cemetery
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435582 <5>
  • De Smet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Smet Cemetery
    • The De Smet Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the De Smet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of De Smet.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96912 <5>
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethania Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Erwin.
    • The Bethania Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Bethania Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96797 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bryant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97826 <5>
  • Our Redeemer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Redeemer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
  • Lake Preston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Preston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lake Preston Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • Odden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • LeSueur Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeSueur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeSueur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The LeSueur Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Hinderlie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
    • Pleasant Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Dow Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dow Cemetery
      • The Dow Cemetery is located in Kingsbury County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dow Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of De Smet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436332 <5>
    • Hetland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Badger Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Vienna Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vienna Cemetery is located in Clark 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 Spirt Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Erwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <6>
  • De Smet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bryant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bancroft
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Lake Preston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
    • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <6>
  • Badger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
  • Osceola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Hetland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iroquois
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Norden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Naples
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Oldham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <6>
    • Hayti
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
      • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <6>
    • Hazel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <6>
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
    • Alsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
      • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Carpenter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yale
      (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 Spirt Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kingsbury County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arlington
  • Bryant
    • Bryant lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryant.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Carthage
  • Cavour
    • Cavour lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cavour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
  • De Smet
  • Hayti
    • Hayti lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hayti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hazel
    • Hazel lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Henry
    • Henry lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Hetland
  • Iroquois
  • Lake Norden
  • Oldham
    • Oldham lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Spirt Lake Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oldham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
  • Vienna
  • Willow Lake

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Spirt Lake 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 Spirt Lake Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258239  (Spirt Lake Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258239 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: De Smet
    • County: Kingsbury         Elev: 537
    • Location given for GNIS #1258239 (Spirt Lake 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 Kingsbury, 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 Spirt Lake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4852, Longitude: -97.5326       In this case, the coordinates for the Spirt Lake 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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