A visit to the Walz 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 Walz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walz Cemetery:
43.3267, -97.5601
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walz Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County<2>.
The county seat for Hutchinson County is located in Olivet. Olivet lies just to the southwest of the Walz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Walz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Huber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
- Knodel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knodel Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knodel Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Freeman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97010 <5>
- Tschetter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tschetter Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Cemetery
- Kleinkassell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kleinkassell Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinkassell Cemetery
- Rademacher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rademacher Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rademacher Cemetery
- Ulmer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ulmer Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulmer Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Hoffnugstahl Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hoffnugstahl Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnugstahl Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
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- Salem Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Zion Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Zion Cemetery
- Our Savior's East Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Our Savior's East Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior's East Cemetery
- The Our Savior's East Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Cemetery
- James River Lutheran Cemetery
- James River Norske Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Freeman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97830 <5>
- Tieszen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tieszen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tieszen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tieszen Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Marion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97745 <5>
- Schartner Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Schartner Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schartner Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Drei Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Drei Creek Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drei Creek Cemetery
- Friedenfeld Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Friedenfeld Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenfeld Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Rasmussen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Rasmussen Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmussen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rasmussen Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bridgewater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97434 <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] of the Walz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Menno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Jamesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kaylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Emery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tripp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parkston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hurley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Canistota
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dimock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
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 Walz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hutchinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Emery
- Freeman
- Hurley
- Lesterville
- Marion
- Olivet
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Parkston
- Scotland
- Tabor
- Tripp
- Viborg
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 Walz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Hutchinson 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 Walz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1258816 (Walz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258816 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: Hutchinson
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Creek
- Location given for Walz Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3266549 Lon: -97.5600662
- 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 Hutchinson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walz 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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