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A visit to the Vangen Church 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 Vangen Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vangen Church Cemetery (FG ID #2157385).

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Vangen Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vangen Church Cemetery:

42.9261, -97.2651

The Vangen Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Mission Hill.

The cemetery is located in Yankton County<3>.

The county seat for Yankton County is located in Yankton. Yankton lies just to the west southwest of the Vangen Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vangen Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Vangen Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rosenberg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Rosenberg Cemetery is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg Cemetery
  • Gayville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gayville Cemetery is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville Cemetery
  • Volin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Volin Cemetery is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yankton Municipal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walshtown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Walshtown Cemetery is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walshtown Cemetery
  • St. Helena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Helena Cemetery is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Helena Cemetery
  • Danisi Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Danisi Cemetery is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danisi Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Bluff Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Bluff Center Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center Cemetery
  • Voll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Voll Cemetery is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voll Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martinus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Martinus Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Aten Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Aten Cemetery is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten Cemetery
    • Meckling Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Meckling Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckling Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • South Lodi Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The South Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lodi Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Vangen Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vangen Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Vangen Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yankton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crofton
  • Fordyce
    • Fordyce lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Vangen Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fordyce.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
  • Gayville
  • Lesterville
  • Saint Helena
  • Tabor
    • Tabor lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Vangen Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Vermillion
  • Viborg
    • Viborg lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Vangen Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viborg.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viborg
  • Volin
    • Volin lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Vangen Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
  • Wakonda
  • Wynot
    • Wynot lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Vangen Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wynot.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
  • Yankton
    • Yankton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Vangen Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yankton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton

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 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 Vangen Church Cemetery: