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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairpoint (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Meade County.

  • Backes Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Backes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Backes Cemetery
  • Fairpoint Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairpoint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairpoint Cemetery
  • Haydraw Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haydraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haydraw Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Plum Draw Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Draw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Draw Cemetery
  • White Owl Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Owl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Owl Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Fairpoint, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Fairpoint to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairpoint.

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Fairpoint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

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

Looking for information about genealogy? We always start with these websites when searching in and around the area of Fairpoint and Meade County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of South Dakota

for Meade County

Links at Family Search:

for State of South Dakota

for Meade County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of South Dakota

for Meade County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairpoint.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Fairpoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairpoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7483, Longitude: -102.7966       In this case, the coordinates for Fairpoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.









 

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