About West Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. It lies about 7.9 mi south of De Smet. The grounds sit at about 1,818 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2779165. The nearest other listed cemetery is Spirt Lake Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Geise Funeral Chapel - Lake Norden in Lake Norden, about 16 mi away. It is one of 40 cemeteries we list in Kingsbury County, and 11 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.
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44.49861, -97.51213
What West Bethany Lutheran Church 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
- Spirt Lake CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery1.4 mi
- Erwin CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery2.6 mi
- Clara CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery5.8 mi
- German Presbyterian CemeteryDe Smet, SDPresbyterian cemetery6.1 mi
- Clara Lutheran CemeteryHayti, SDLutheran cemetery6.5 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryHayti, SDCemetery6.8 mi
- Bethania CemeteryDe Smet, SDCemetery7.1 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryHayti, SDCemetery7.4 mi
- Our Redeemer CemeteryHayti, SDCemetery7.6 mi
- Saint Thomas Catholic CemeteryDe Smet, SDCatholic cemetery9.5 mi
Funeral homes near West Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Geise Funeral Chapel - Lake Norden16 miFuneral chapel · Lake Norden · (605) 873-2211
- Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel19 miFuneral chapel · Hayti
- Johnson-Henry Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Arlington · (605) 983-5511
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Frequently asked questions
Is West Bethany Lutheran Church 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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