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A visit to the Star 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 Star Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.1042°   (43° 6' 15")

Lon:   -100.9268°   (-100° 55' 36")

The Star Cemetery is located in Todd County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Star Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Angelo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Angelo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Angelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Angelo Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Pure Water Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pure Water Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pure Water Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pure Water Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Gurue Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gurue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gurue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gurue Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Spotted Tail Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spotted Tail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spotted Tail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spotted Tail Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Salt Camp Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salt Camp Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Ironwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ironwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ironwood Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Todd County
  • White Horse Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Horse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Horse Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Peyote Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peyote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peyote Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollow Horn Bear Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Epiphany Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epiphany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epiphany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Epiphany Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Crookston Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crookston Cemetery
      • The Crookston Cemetery is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crookston Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crookston (NE).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977995 <5>
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Settlement Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290309 <5>
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland Harmony Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Zions Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Mission Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Mission Cemetery is located in Todd County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Star Cemetery.

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

  • Saint Francis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Todd County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
  • Two Strike
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
    • Two Strike is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
  • Rosebud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kilgore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
  • Crookston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nenzel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenzel
    • Nenzel is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nenzel <6>
  • Parmelee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Olsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsonville
    • Olsonville is located in Todd County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
      • Cody is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <6>
    • Mission
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Antelope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Todd County
    • White Horse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Todd County
    • Vetal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
      • Vetal is located in Bennett County
    • Valentine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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 Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Todd County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258322  (Star Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258322 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: Saint Francis SW
    • County: Todd         Elev: 912
    • Location given for GNIS #1258322 (Star 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 Todd, 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 Star Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1042, Longitude: -100.9268       In this case, the coordinates for the Star 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.




 

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