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A visit to the Spring Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Spring Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Spring Hill Cemetery (FG ID #97711)

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 Spring Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Hill Cemetery

Lat:   44.0355°   (44° 2' 7")

Lon:   -98.9759°   (-98° 58' 33")

The cemetery is located in Buffalo County<2>.

As an estimate, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Gann Valley.

The county seat for Buffalo County is located in Gann Valley. Gann Valley lies just to the west southwest of the Spring Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of the Spring Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vega Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vega Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
  • Saint Placidus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Crow Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery is located in Hand County
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Hand County
  • Hope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
  • Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saint John the Baptist Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • The Saint John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Buffalo County
    • The Saint John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Saint John's Cemetery
    • Saint John's Episcopal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168051 <1>
  • Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Brule County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • St. Margarets Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Margarets Cemetery is located in Brule County
    • Union Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Community Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Earlville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earlville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earlville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Spring Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Gann Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crow Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ames
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kimball
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pukwana
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
    • Pukwana is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <8>
  • Wessington Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Chamberlain
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <8>
  • Fort Thompson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thompson
    • Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thompson <8>
  • White Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Aurora County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <8>
  • Oacoma
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
    • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <8>
  • Lane
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <8>
  • Stephan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Spring Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buffalo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Hill 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 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 Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258273  (Spring Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258273 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: Gannvalley
    • County: Buffalo         Elev: 518
    • Location given for GNIS #1258273 (Spring Hill Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97711

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Buffalo, 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 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 Spring Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0355, Longitude: -98.9759    
<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 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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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.
<8>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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