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A visit to the Wessington 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 Wessington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wessington Cemetery (FG ID #97801).

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 Wessington Cemetery ...

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

44.4569, -98.7106

The Wessington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Wessington

The cemetery is located in Hand County<2>.

The county seat for Hand County is located in Miller. Miller lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Wessington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wessington Cemetery.

Establishment of the Wessington Cemetery ...

The Wessington Cemetery was established in 1887.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Wessington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McCord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The McNair Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wolsey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • G A R Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The G A R Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G A R Cemetery
  • Bonilla Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bonilla Cemetery is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla Cemetery
  • Sunbeam Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunbeam Cemetery is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
    • Burdette Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Burdette Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette Cemetery
    • Earlville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Hand County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
    • Broadland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Broadland Cemetery is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland Cemetery
    • Altoona Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wessington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wessington 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 Wessington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hand County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Wessington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hand 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 Wessington Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97801

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1258871  (Wessington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258871 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: Hand
      • Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wessington
      • Location given for Wessington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4569277     Lon: -98.7106518
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hand, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wessington 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.