A visit to the West Lawn 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 Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Cemetery:
43.8961, -98.1526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sanborn County<2>.
The county seat for Sanborn County is located in Woonsocket. Woonsocket lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the West Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the West Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Victor Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Davison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Davison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Bethany - Silver Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eventide Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eventide Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eventide Cemetery
- St. Wilfrid Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Wilfrid Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wilfrid Cemetery
- Feistner Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Feistner Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feistner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Feistner Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Lane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96999 <5>
- German Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Davison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Knutson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Knutson Cemetery is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knutson Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Diana Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Diana Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Solberg Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Solberg Cemetery is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Davison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Davison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Redstone Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Redstone Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Cemetery
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 West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Letcher
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cuthbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Loomis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forestburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Storla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Storla is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
- Farwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Woonsocket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Artesian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fedora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Plankinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Wessington Springs
(24 miles [38.6 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 West Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sanborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Artesian
- Carthage
- Forestburg
- Fulton
- Letcher
- Mitchell
- Mount Vernon
- Plankinton
- Stickney
- Storla
- Vilas
- Vilas lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vilas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Wessington Springs
- Woonsocket
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Sanborn 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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1265416 (West Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1265416 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: Sanborn
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Letcher
- Location given for West Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8960958 Lon: -98.1525828
- 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 Sanborn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Lawn 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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