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A visit to the Viola Valley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Viola Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Viola Valley Cemetery:

43.9947, -98.5115

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Viola Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Viola Valley Cemetery is located in Jerauld County<2>.

The county seat for Jerauld County is located in Wessington Springs. Wessington Springs lies just to the north northwest of the Viola Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Viola Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Viola Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Charity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Solberg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Solberg Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Wessington Springs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97424 <5>
  • Feistner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Feistner Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feistner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Feistner Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Lane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96999 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lane.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96988 <5>
  • St. Wilfrid Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Wilfrid Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wilfrid Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hope Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
  • Eventide Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Eventide Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eventide Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Chery Twp. Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lillihaug Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408942 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Earlville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
    • Victor Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Kimball.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97391 <5>
    • Plankinton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Plankinton Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankinton Cemetery
      • The Plankinton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mizpah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97385 <5>
    • Knutson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knutson Cemetery is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knutson Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Viola Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Wessington Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crow Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
  • Storla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Storla is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
  • Woonsocket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cuthbert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
  • Alpena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plankinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Letcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • White Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
  • Virgil
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gann Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lyonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lyonville is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
    • Loomis
      (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 Viola Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jerauld County.

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

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Jerauld County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Viola Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1258760  (Viola Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258760 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Jerauld
      • Est. Elev: 451 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hoagland Lake
      • Location given for Viola Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.9947129     Lon: -98.5114789
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Jerauld, 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- Viola Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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.
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