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A visit to the Vale 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 Vale Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.6139°   (44° 36' 50")

Lon:   -103.4057°   (-103° 24' 20")

The Vale Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Belle Fourche. Belle Fourche lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Vale Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Vale Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beals Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beals Cemetery
    • The Beals Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beals Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Vale.
    • The Beals Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Vale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1305736 <5>
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Butte County
  • Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Newell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97301 <5>
  • Danish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danish Cemetery is located in Butte County
  • Snoma Finnish Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is located in Butte County
  • Little Dane Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Dane Cemetery
    • The Little Dane Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Bear Butte Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Crook City Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crook City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <5>
  • Ft. Meade National Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Meade National Cemetery is located in Meade County
  • St. Onge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Onge Cemetery
    • The St. Onge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Black Hills National Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Hills National Cemetery
    • The Black Hills National Cemetery is located in Meade County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Hills National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Sturgis.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96818 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Minnesota Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnesota Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnesota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minnesota Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Pine Slope Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Ambrose Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
      • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. Moran Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moran Cemetery
      • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seth Bullock Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
    • Galena Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <5>

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 Vale Cemetery.

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

  • Vale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Newell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Newell is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <7>
  • Nisland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
    • Nisland is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <7>
  • Sturgis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fruitdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <7>
  • Whitewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Onge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Crook City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
    • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
  • Centennial City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
    • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
  • Tilford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Tilford is located in Meade County
  • Deadwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Belle Fourche
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
      • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <7>
    • Spearfish
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
      • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <7>
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Castle Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Butte County
    • North Spearfish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Lead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <7>
    • Roubaix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
      • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
    • Piedmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County

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 Vale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Vale 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 Vale Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258725  (Vale Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258725 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: Vale
    • County: Butte         Elev: 869
    • Location given for GNIS #1258725 (Vale 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 Butte, 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' (or 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 Vale Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6139, Longitude: -103.4057       In this case, the coordinates for the Vale 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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