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A visit to the West Saviors 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 Saviors Cemetery ...

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

45.1380, -97.7376

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

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

The county seat for Clark County is located in Clark. Clark lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the West Saviors Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Saviors Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the West Saviors Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Our Saviors Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
  • St. Ansgaar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Ansgaar Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgaar Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Prairie Mound Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Butler.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
  • Bethany Evangelical Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hosanger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Crandall Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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    • Scotland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Garden City Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Phipps Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Phipps Cemetery is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
    • Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
    • St. Otto's Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Saviors Cemetery.

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

  • Crocker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lily
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Bradley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Crandall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Crandall is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Wallace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Holmquist
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Holmquist is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
    • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
  • Clark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Conde
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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    • Turton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Raymond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Verdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Verdon is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
    • Andover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ferney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <6>

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 Saviors 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 Saviors Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Andover
    • Andover lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andover.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Bradley
  • Bristol
  • Clark
    • Clark lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Conde
    • Conde lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conde
  • Doland
    • Doland lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
  • Florence
  • Garden City
  • Groton
    • Groton lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Henry lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Lily
      • Lily lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Pierpont
    • Turton
      • Turton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
    • Waubay
      • Waubay lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Saviors Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubay
    • Webster

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 professional and volunteer 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 Saviors Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Clark 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 Saviors Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1258917  (West Saviors Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1258917 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: Clark
      • Est. Elev: 561 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lily
      • Location given for West Saviors Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1380139     Lon: -97.7375884
      • 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Saviors 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.