About De Smet Cemetery
De Smet Cemetery is a cemetery near De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. It lies about 1.7 mi northeast of De Smet. The grounds sit at about 1,775 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Caroline Ingalls, Charles Ingalls and Mary Ingalls. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1254631. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson-Henry Funeral Home in Arlington, about 22 mi away. It is one of 40 cemeteries we list in Kingsbury County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, De Smet. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at De Smet Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Caroline Ingalls1839-1924Wife of Charles Ingalls
- Charles Ingalls1836-1902Father of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Mary Ingalls1865-1928Elder sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Carrie Ingalls1870-1946Little House on the Prairie character
- Almanzo Wilder1857-1949Husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder and father of Rose Wilder Lane
- Grace Ingalls1877-1941Youngest sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
People whose Wikidata entry gives De Smet Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What De Smet 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
- Saint Thomas Catholic CemeteryDe Smet, SDCatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Johnson CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery4.8 mi
- Manchester CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery7.0 mi
- Dow CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery7.4 mi
- Lake Preston CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery7.9 mi
- Spirt Lake CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery8.3 mi
- West Bethany Lutheran Church CemeteryDe Smet, SDLutheran cemetery9.5 mi
- German Presbyterian CemeteryDe Smet, SDPresbyterian cemetery11 mi
- Erwin CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery11 mi
- Odden CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near De Smet Cemetery
- Johnson-Henry Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Arlington · (605) 983-5511
- Geise Funeral Chapel - Lake Norden23 miFuneral chapel · Lake Norden · (605) 873-2211
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