About Viewfield Cemetery
Viewfield Cemetery is a cemetery near Ellsworth Air Force Base, Meade County, South Dakota. It lies about 12 mi west of Ellsworth Air Force Base. The grounds sit at about 2,782 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Walter Dale Miller. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1258756. The nearest other listed cemetery is New Underwood Cemetery, about 6.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is West River Funeral Directors - Funeral Home & Cremation Services Rapid City, SD in Rapid City, about 20 mi away. It is one of 27 cemeteries we list in Meade County, and 1 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, Ellsworth Air Force Base. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Viewfield Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor.
- Walter Dale Miller1925-2015American politician (Republican) 1925-2015
People whose Wikidata entry gives Viewfield 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
44.19250, -102.85000
What Viewfield 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
Funeral homes near Viewfield Cemetery
- West River Funeral Directors - Funeral Home & Cremation Services Rapid City, SD20 miFuneral home · Rapid City · (605) 787-3940
- Kirk Funeral Home & Cremation Services20 miFuneral home · Rapid City · (605) 343-4808
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- Behrens Wilson Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Rapid City · (605) 343-0145
- Trails End Cremation Services - Rapid City21 miCremation provider · Rapid City · (308) 430-1899
- Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home and Cremation Services22 miFuneral home · Rapid City · (605) 343-0077
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