About West Lead Cemetery
West Lead Cemetery is a cemetery near Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota. It lies about 0.7 mi east of Lead. The grounds sit at about 5,446 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Peter Thompson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2513709. The nearest other listed cemetery is South Lead Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Lead Deadwood Funeral Chapel in Lead, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Lawrence County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lead. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at West Lead Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Peter Thompson1854-1928United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives West Lead 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
44.34844, -103.77841
What West Lead 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
- South Lead CemeteryLead, SDCemetery0.8 mi
- Terry CemeteryLead, SDCemetery2.1 mi
- Mount Moriah CemeteryDeadwood, SDCemetery3.2 mi
- Seth Bullock GraveDeadwood, SDCemetery3.4 mi
- Saint Ambrose CemeteryDeadwood, SDCemetery3.5 mi
- Mountain Lawn CemeteryLead, SDCemetery4.7 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryLead, SDCemetery4.8 mi
- Preston Ghost Town CemeteryLead, SDMunicipal cemetery5.4 mi
- Carbonate CemeterySpearfish, SDCemetery5.7 mi
- Oak Ridge CemeteryDeadwood, SDCemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near West Lead Cemetery
- Lead Deadwood Funeral Chapel0.5 miFuneral chapel · Lead · (605) 584-1561
- Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory10 miCremation provider · Spearfish · (605) 642-2633
- Black Hills Funeral Home & Cremation Services14 miFuneral home · Sturgis · (605) 347-2522
- Kinkade Funeral Chapel14 miFuneral chapel · Sturgis · (605) 347-3336
- Black Hills Monument Co18 miMonument dealer · Belle Fourche · (605) 892-2384
- Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills22 miFuneral home · Belle Fourche · (605) 892-3320
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