A visit to the Walshtown 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 Walshtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walshtown Cemetery:
43.0394, -97.3098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walshtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walshtown Cemetery is located in Yankton County<2>.
The county seat for Yankton County is located in Yankton. Yankton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Walshtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walshtown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Walshtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walshtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Voll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Voll Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voll Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Yankton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321631 <5>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Martinus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Martinus Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Cemetery
- Rosenberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosenberg Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Vangen Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Vangen Church Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vangen Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vangen Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mission Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157385 <5>
- Volin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Volin Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin Cemetery
- Ogstad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ogstad Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogstad Cemetery
- Hansen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hansen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meldal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Meldal Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldal Cemetery
- Carlson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Carlson Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Klasi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Klasi Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klasi Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97496 <5>
- Yankton Municipal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Yankton Municipal Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton Municipal Cemetery
- The Yankton Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yankton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887189 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walshtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walshtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mission Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Volin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jamesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yankton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Viborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
- Saint Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meckling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Menno
(19 miles [30.6 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 Walshtown 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 Walshtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Gayville
- Hurley
- Lesterville
- Saint Helena
- Scotland
- Tabor
- Tabor lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Walshtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tabor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Viborg
- Volin
- Wakonda
- Wynot
- Wynot lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Walshtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wynot.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
- Yankton
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 either 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 Walshtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Yankton 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 Walshtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1258812 (Walshtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258812 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: Yankton
- Est. Elev: 409 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mayfield
- Location given for Walshtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0394391 Lon: -97.3097787
- 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 Yankton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walshtown 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |