About Backes Cemetery
Backes Cemetery is a cemetery near Bison, Meade County, South Dakota. It lies about 43 mi north of Bison. The grounds sit at about 2,625 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1265863. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ben Ash Cemetery, about 14 mi to the northwest. It is one of 27 cemeteries we list in Meade County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Meade County dates to 1948. 3 of the 27 listings in Meade County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bison. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
44.89987, -102.49222
What Backes Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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