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A visit to the West Merton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Merton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Merton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Merton Cemetery

Lat:   44.7444°   (44° 44' 39")

Lon:   -97.7159°   (-97° 42' 57")

The West Merton Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Clark. Clark lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the West Merton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the West Merton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Darlington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darlington Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Darlington Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Darlington Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Darlington Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Clark.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96909 <6>
  • Hague Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hague Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hague Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Collins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • South Elrod Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Elrod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Elrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Elrod Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Vienna Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vienna Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Naples Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Naples Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Richland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Clark County
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    • Petrodie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Logan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Our Saviors Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Our Saviors Church Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Spink County
    • Prairie Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Valley Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Roe Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Spink County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Doland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <6>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • Our Redeemer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Redeemer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Hamlin County
    • St. Henry Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Codington County
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden City Cemetery is located in Clark County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Merton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Willow Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
    • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <7>
  • Clark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <7>
  • Naples
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Carpenter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <7>
  • Raymond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <7>
  • Bryant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Hamlin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <7>
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bancroft
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Osceola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Doland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
      • Doland is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doland <7>
    • Erwin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <7>
    • Kampeska
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Bradley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
      • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <7>
    • Crocker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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 Merton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bradley
  • Bryant
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the West Merton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • De Smet
    • De Smet lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Merton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Smet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Doland
    • Doland lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Merton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
  • Florence
  • Garden City
  • Hayti
    • Hayti lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Merton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hayti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hazel
    • Hazel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the West Merton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Henry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Merton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Iroquois
    • Lake Norden
    • Turton
    • Vienna
      • Vienna lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the West Merton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vienna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Willow Lake

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 West Merton Cemetery:

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 Merton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258907  (West Merton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258907 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Willow Lake
    • County: Clark         Elev: 549
    • Location given for GNIS #1258907 (West Merton Cemetery)

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 Clark, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Merton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7444, Longitude: -97.7159       In this case, the coordinates for the West Merton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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