About Owanka Cemetery
Owanka Cemetery is a cemetery near Box Elder, Pennington County, South Dakota. It lies about 24 mi west of Box Elder. The grounds sit at about 2,556 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1256930. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lakeside Cemetery, about 11 mi to the north. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Pennington County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Box Elder. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
44.02164, -102.60340
What Owanka 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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