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A visit to the Wetonka 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 Wetonka Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wetonka 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 Wetonka Cemetery

Lat:   45.6211°   (45° 37' 15")

Lon:   -98.7793°   (-98° 46' 45")

The Wetonka Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.

The county seat for McPherson County is located in Leola. Leola lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wetonka Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Wetonka Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pembrook Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pembrook Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
  • Bretheren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bretheren Cemetery
    • The Bretheren Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • The Bretheren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166629 <5>
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • New Straasburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Straasburg Cemetery
    • The New Straasburg Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
  • Strassburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strassburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strassburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strassburg Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hyacinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Hyacinth Cemetery is located in McPherson County
  • Westport Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westport Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
  • Ipswitch Southside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ipswitch Southside Cemetery
    • The Ipswitch Southside Cemetery is located in Edmunds County
    • The Ipswitch Southside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southside Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Richland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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 Edmunds County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Arena Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arena Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arena Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arena Valley Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Hoffnungs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffnungs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffnungs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoffnungs Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Frederick Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frederick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frederick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frederick Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Leola Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leola Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Rueb Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rueb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rueb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rueb Cemetery is located in McPherson County
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Brown 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 Wetonka Cemetery.

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

  • Wetonka
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
    • Wetonka is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Leola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Leola is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <6>
  • Mina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
    • Mina is located in Edmunds County
    • Mina has also been known as:
    • Cortland
    • Cortlandt
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <6>
  • Craven Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
    • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
  • Westport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <6>
  • Craven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Craven is located in Edmunds County
  • Barnard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ipswich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Aberdeen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
  • Prairie Wood Village Addition
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
  • Frederick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Forbes
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Dickey County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Beebe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Warner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
      • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Edmunds County
    • Tacoma Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
      • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
    • Long Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people

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 Wetonka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wetonka 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 Wetonka Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1258933  (Wetonka Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1258933 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: Wetonka South
    • County: McPherson         Elev: 449
    • Location given for GNIS #1258933 (Wetonka 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 McPherson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wetonka Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6211, Longitude: -98.7793       In this case, the coordinates for the Wetonka 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>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.




 

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