A visit to the West Lake Andes 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 West Lake Andes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lake Andes Cemetery:
43.1992, -98.5845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lake Andes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Lake Andes Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County<2>.
The county seat for Charles Mix County is located in Lake Andes. Lake Andes lies just to the southeast of the West Lake Andes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lake Andes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the West Lake Andes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lake Andes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Cohee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cohee Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohee Cemetery
- Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Lawn Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- German Reform Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The German Reform Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reform Cemetery
- Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morningside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Ducharme Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Ducharme Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducharme Cemetery
- Randall Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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- East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- New Holland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The New Holland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgerton Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edgerton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Platte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96949 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Bethelhem Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethelhem Cemetery is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelhem Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview 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 West Lake Andes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lake Andes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Andes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geddes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ravinia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Gregory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Joubert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Marty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Corsica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Platte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonesteel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Delmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aurora Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
- Dante
(22 miles [35.4 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 West Lake Andes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Charles Mix County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lake Andes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anoka
- Anoka lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the West Lake Andes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Armour
- Bonesteel
- Bristow
- Butte
- Butte lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the West Lake Andes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butte.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
- Corsica
- Delmont
- Fairfax
- Geddes
- Gross
- Harrison
- Lake Andes
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Ravinia
- Spencer
- Wagner
- Wagner lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Lake Andes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wagner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 helpful 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 West Lake Andes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Charles Mix 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 West Lake Andes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1258905 (West Lake Andes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258905 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: Charles Mix
- Est. Elev: 483 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Andes
- Location given for West Lake Andes Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1991596 Lon: -98.5845261
- 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 Charles Mix, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Lake Andes 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. |