List of cemeteries in South Dakota

This list of cemeteries in South Dakota includes notable examples of currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (abandoned or removed) cemeteries, churchyards, columbaria, mausolea, and other formal burial grounds. Several cemeteries of historic and/or architectural value are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It does not include pet cemeteries. This list is sorted by county.

Bennett

Wounded Knee Cemetery; mass grave from the Wounded Knee Massacre^[1]

Butte

Snoma Finnish Cemetery; NRHP-listed^[2]

Clark

Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion; chapel is NRHP-listed^[3]

Codington

Mount Hope Cemetery, Aberdeen; mausoleum is NRHP-listed^[4]

Fall River

Hot Springs National Cemetery, Hot Springs^[5]

Gregory

St. John's Catholic Church and Cemetery, Dallas; NRHP-listed^[6]

Harding

Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Cemetery; NRHP-listed^[7]
Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery^[8]

Kingsbury

De Smet Cemetery, De Smet; burial place of several members of the Charles Ingalls family^[9]

Lawrence

Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood; burial place of multiple Wild West figures, including Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Seth Bullock^[10]

Lincoln

Canton Asylum for American Indians Cemetery, Canton; NRHP-listed^[11]

Lyman

Messiah Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lower Brule Indian Reservation; contains Iron Nation's Gravesite, NRHP-listed^[12]

Meade

Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis; NRHP-listed^[13]^[14]
Fort Meade National Cemetery, Sturgis^[15]

Mellette

Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery, White River^[16]

Minnehaha

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls; site of NRHP-listed Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel^[17]
South Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Sioux Falls^[18]
Woodlawn Cemetery^[19]

Moody

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, Flandreau; NRHP-listed^[20]

Oglala Lakota

Akicita Owicahe Lakota Freedom Veterans Cemetery, Kyle^[21]

Perkins

Duck Creek Lutheran Church and Cemetery, NRHP-listed^[22]

Roberts

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Veterans Cemetery, Sisseton^[23]

Union

Saint John Cemetery, Beresford^[24]
St. Paul Lutheran Church and Cemetery, Richland; NRHP-listed^[25]

References

^ Carter, John E. (2011). Wishart, David J. (ed.). "Wounded Knee Massacre". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Parker, Watson; Lambert, Hugh K. (1974). Black Hills Ghost Towns (1st ed.). Chicago: The Swallow Press Inc. pp. 176–177.
^ Vogel, Mike (May 31, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bluff View Cemetery Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Hoff, Lauretta (August 13, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Hot Springs National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Nelson, Chris (November 20, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024. With photos.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024. With photos.
^ Lawrence, Tom (January 11, 2021). "Lawrence: De Smet is home to Ingalls' buildings, memorabilia, graves". Aberdeen News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Kaufman, Erik (February 10, 2023). "Deadwood legends, history live on at Mount Moriah Cemetery". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Canton Asylum for American Indians Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. February 20, 1998. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Iron Nation's Gravesite". NPS Gallery. National Park Service. February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ Mehls, Steve F. (May 17, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Black Hills National Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Black Hills National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Fort Meade National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Melnyk, Les' (November 23, 2022). "NCA partners with tribes to honor Native American traditions and culture". VA News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ William L. Webster; John Rau (February 20, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel / Mt. Pleasant Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2018. With six photos from 1986-87.
^ Mitchell, Trevor J. (May 31, 2021). "South Dakota's first state-run veterans cemetery opens following Memorial Day service". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Todd, Annie (October 27, 2022). "What tales do the dead speak of in Sioux Falls?". Argus Leader. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ Almlie, Liz (May 24, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ White Horse, Cora (July 17, 2014). "Akicita Owicahe Lakota Freedom Veterans' Cemetery Dedication". Lakota Times. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Duck Creek Lutheran Church and Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. April 10, 1987. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Mondesir, Pascale (June 23, 2016). "Sisseton-Wahpeton tribes receives veterans cemetery". Dakota News Now. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "St. John Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Herrnstadt, Caitlin; Leggio, Christine (February 26, 2018). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Paul Lutheran Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

External links

[1] Carter, John E. (2011). Wishart, David J. (ed.). "Wounded Knee Massacre". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[2] Parker, Watson; Lambert, Hugh K. (1974). Black Hills Ghost Towns (1st ed.). Chicago: The Swallow Press Inc. pp. 176–177.

[3] Vogel, Mike (May 31, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bluff View Cemetery Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[4] Hoff, Lauretta (August 13, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[5] "Hot Springs National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[6] Nelson, Chris (November 20, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. John's Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[7] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024. With photos.

[8] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peace Valley Evangelical Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024. With photos.

[9] Lawrence, Tom (January 11, 2021). "Lawrence: De Smet is home to Ingalls' buildings, memorabilia, graves". Aberdeen News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[10] Kaufman, Erik (February 10, 2023). "Deadwood legends, history live on at Mount Moriah Cemetery". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[11] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Canton Asylum for American Indians Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. February 20, 1998. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[nrhp-12] "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Iron Nation's Gravesite". NPS Gallery. National Park Service. February 24, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[13] Mehls, Steve F. (May 17, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Black Hills National Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[14] "Black Hills National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[15] "Fort Meade National Cemetery". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[16] Melnyk, Les' (November 23, 2022). "NCA partners with tribes to honor Native American traditions and culture". VA News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[17] William L. Webster; John Rau (February 20, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel / Mt. Pleasant Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2018. With six photos from 1986-87.

[18] Mitchell, Trevor J. (May 31, 2021). "South Dakota's first state-run veterans cemetery opens following Memorial Day service". Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[todd2022-19] Todd, Annie (October 27, 2022). "What tales do the dead speak of in Sioux Falls?". Argus Leader. Retrieved April 2, 2024.

[20] Almlie, Liz (May 24, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[21] White Horse, Cora (July 17, 2014). "Akicita Owicahe Lakota Freedom Veterans' Cemetery Dedication". Lakota Times. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[22] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Duck Creek Lutheran Church and Cemetery". NPGallery. National Park Service. April 10, 1987. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[23] Mondesir, Pascale (June 23, 2016). "Sisseton-Wahpeton tribes receives veterans cemetery". Dakota News Now. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[24] "St. John Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[25] Herrnstadt, Caitlin; Leggio, Christine (February 26, 2018). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saint Paul Lutheran Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

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