About G A R Cemetery
G A R Cemetery is a cemetery near Miller, Hand County, South Dakota. It lies about 0.7 mi north of Miller. The grounds sit at about 1,585 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Vera C. Bushfield. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1255184. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Anns Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Reck Funeral Home in Miller, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Hand County, and 3 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Miller. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at G A R Cemetery
Among them: 1 US senator.
- Vera C. Bushfield1889-1976American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives G A R 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
44.50775, -98.98620
What G A R 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 Anns CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery1.2 mi
- IOOF Hillcrest CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery1.2 mi
- Saint Lawrence CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery3.0 mi
- Morningside CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery10 mi
- Beulah CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery11 mi
- Alden CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery13 mi
- Sunbeam CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery14 mi
- Wessington CemeteryMiller, SDCemetery14 mi
- Saint Josephs Catholic CemeteryMiller, SDCatholic cemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near G A R Cemetery
- Reck Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Miller · (605) 853-3127
- Luze Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Highmore · (605) 852-2432
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