A visit to the Wilmot 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 Wilmot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilmot Cemetery:
45.3992, -96.8513
The Wilmot Cemetery is located in Roberts County<1>.
The county seat for Roberts County is located in Sisseton. Sisseton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Wilmot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilmot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Wilmot Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilmot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Corona Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Cemetery
- Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Cemetery #1
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola Cemetery #2
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peever Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Peever Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Cemetery
- Blue Cloud Abbey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Ascension Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Summit Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Eub Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Eub Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eub Cemetery
- Beardsley Community Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plateau Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Plateau Cemetery is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau Cemetery
- Antelope Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
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]<2> of the Wilmot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilmot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilmot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peever Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peever
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beardsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Milbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ortley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Barry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Shore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stockholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Big Stone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ortonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sisseton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waubay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Wilmot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roberts County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilmot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beardsley
- Big Stone City
- Browns Valley
- Clinton
- Graceville
- Marvin
- Milbank
- Odessa
- Ortonville
- Peever
- Sisseton
- South Shore
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Summit
- Twin Brooks
- Waubay
- Wilmot
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 Wilmot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Roberts 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 Wilmot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1259034 (Wilmot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1259034 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: Roberts
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmot
- Location given for Wilmot Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.3994067 Lon: -96.8511828
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Roberts, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilmot Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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