About Red Cloud Cemetery
Red Cloud Cemetery is a cemetery near Pine Ridge, Shannon County, South Dakota. It lies about 3.9 mi south of Pine Ridge. The grounds sit at about 3,195 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Bloody Knife, Baptiste Pourier and James Henry Red Cloud. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2779293. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pine Ridge Presbyterian Cemetery, about 4.1 mi to the southeast. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Shannon County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pine Ridge. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Red Cloud Cemetery
- Bloody Knife1840-1876Native American scout with the US 7th Cavalry, killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Baptiste Pourier1843-1928American scout, guide, interpreter and merchant
- James Henry Red Cloud1879-1960Chief of the Oglala Lakota
People whose Wikidata entry gives Red Cloud 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
43.07768, -102.58375
What Red Cloud 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
- Pine Ridge Presbyterian CemeteryPine Ridge, SDPresbyterian cemetery4.1 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryPine Ridge, SDCemetery4.4 mi
- Tashnke - Ko - Ki - Pa - Pi CemeteryOglala, SDCemetery4.8 mi
- Saint James CemeteryOglala, SDCemetery4.9 mi
- Lamont CemeteryPine Ridge, SDCemetery8.8 mi
- Saint Ann's CemeteryPine Ridge, SDCemetery9.8 mi
- Saint Peter Church CemeteryOglala, SDChurch cemetery9.8 mi
- Our Lady of the Sioux CemeteryOglala, SDCemetery11 mi
- Saint Paul CemeteryPorcupine, SDCemetery11 mi
- Messiah Episcopal CemeteryPorcupine, SDEpiscopal cemetery12 mi
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