About Benton Lutheran Cemetery
Benton Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Crooks, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It lies about 2.2 mi east of Crooks. The grounds sit at about 1,601 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2779254. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lyons Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Miller Funeral Home & On-site Crematory - Hartford in Hartford, about 5.7 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Minnehaha County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Minnehaha County dates to 1873. 3 of the 65 listings in Minnehaha County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Crooks. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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43.66040, -96.85467
What Benton Lutheran 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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Lyons CemeteryCrooks, SDCemetery2.0 mi
- West Nidaros Lutheran Church CemeteryCrooks, SDLutheran cemetery4.3 mi
- Hartford CemeteryHartford, SDCemetery4.6 mi
- Saint George CemeteryHartford, SDCemetery5.2 mi
- Bethel CemeterySioux Falls, SDCemetery5.5 mi
- Berg CemeterySioux Falls, SDCemetery6.1 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryBaltic, SDCemetery6.5 mi
- Trinity Lutheran CemeteryHartford, SDLutheran cemetery6.9 mi
- Minnehaha CemeteryBaltic, SDCemetery8.4 mi
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryHartford, SDLutheran cemetery8.5 mi
Funeral homes near Benton Lutheran Cemetery
- Miller Funeral Home & On-site Crematory - Hartford5.7 miCremation provider · Hartford · (605) 528-2640
- Minnehaha Funeral Home & Cremation Services9.0 miFuneral home · Baltic · (605) 529-5411
- Miller Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Sioux Falls
- Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory - Downtown10 miCremation provider · Sioux Falls · (605) 336-2640
- Miller Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory - Westside10 miCremation provider · Sioux Falls · (605) 361-6394
- Chapel Hill Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Sioux Falls · (605) 335-2286
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Frequently asked questions
Is Benton Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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