A visit to the Weslyan 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 Weslyan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Weslyan Cemetery:
42.9814, -98.0656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Weslyan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Weslyan Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County<2>.
The county seat for Bon Homme County is located in Tyndall. Tyndall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Weslyan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Weslyan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Weslyan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Weslyan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First German Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Friedensberg Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friedenberg Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Creek Baptisten Kirche Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwegian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97315 <5>
- St. Leo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tyndall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Tyndall Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tyndall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Tyndall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97768 <5>
- United Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The United Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wittmeier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
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 Weslyan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Weslyan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Tyndall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verdel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verdel is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Wagner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Santee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Monowi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monowi is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Niobrara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tripp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kaylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marty
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pishelville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pishelville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
- Delmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dukeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dukeville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tewsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tewsville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
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 Weslyan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bon Homme County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weslyan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avon
- Delmont
- Lesterville
- Lynch
- Lynch lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Weslyan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lynch.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Monowi
- Niobrara
- Ravinia
- Santee
- Scotland
- Springfield
- Tabor
- Tripp
- Tripp lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Weslyan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tripp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
- Tyndall
- Wagner
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 Weslyan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Bon Homme 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 Weslyan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1258870 (Weslyan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258870 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: Bon Homme
- Est. Elev: 518 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Niobrara NE
- Location given for Weslyan Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9813848 Lon: -98.0656288
- 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 Bon Homme, 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 from Point A (ie- Weslyan 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. |