Governors buried in South Dakota
Wikidata records 15 governors as buried in 13 of the cemeteries we list in South Dakota. Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls holds the most, with 2. South Dakota has the 40th highest count of any state, out of 1,297 nationally.
People recorded as having held a governor's office, such as governor of a US state or territory.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Governors buried in South Dakota
- Arthur C. Mellette1842-1896South Dakota politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, SD
- Charles H. Sheldon1840-1898American politicianHomer Cemetery, Groton, SD
- Carl Gunderson1864-1933American politicianBluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, SD
- Samuel H. Elrod1856-1935American politicianRose Hill Cemetery, Clark, SD
- Warren Green1869-1945American politicianMount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, SD
- William J. Bulow1869-1960American politicianSaint John's Cemetery, Beresford, SD
- Leslie Jensen1892-1964American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, SD
- George T. Mickelson1903-1965United States federal judge and Governor of South DakotaWoodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
- Ralph Herseth1909-1969Governors of South DakotaHoughton Cemetery, Aberdeen, SD
- Sigurd Anderson1904-1990Governor of South DakotaWebster Cemetery, Webster, SD
- Nils Boe1913-1992American politician and judgeWoodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
- George S. Mickelson1941-1993American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Brookings, SD
- Bill Janklow1939-2012American politicianBlack Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD
- Walter Dale Miller1925-2015American politician (Republican) 1925-2015Viewfield Cemetery, Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
- Frank Farrar1929-2021American politicianBritton Cemetery, Britton, SD
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1890s2
- 1930s2
- 1940s1
- 1960s4
- 1990s3
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 15 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Sioux Falls, SD2
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Watertown, SD2
- Black Hills National Cemetery · Sturgis, SD1
- Bluff View Cemetery · Vermillion, SD1
- Houghton Cemetery · Aberdeen, SD1
- Rose Hill Cemetery · Clark, SD1
- Saint John's Cemetery · Beresford, SD1
- Viewfield Cemetery · Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD1
- Webster Cemetery · Webster, SD1
- Evergreen Cemetery · Hot Springs, SD1
- Britton Cemetery · Britton, SD1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Brookings, SD1
- Homer Cemetery · Groton, SD1
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.