About Old Platte Cemetery
Old Platte Cemetery is a cemetery near Platte, Charles Mix County, South Dakota. It lies about 1.9 mi south of Platte. The grounds sit at about 1,532 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1256866. The nearest other listed cemetery is Platte City Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mount-Smith Funeral Home in Platte, about 2.0 mi away. It is one of 43 cemeteries we list in Charles Mix County, and 14 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Platte. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.41277, -98.85647
What Old Platte 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
- Platte City CemeteryPlatte, SDMunicipal cemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery1.8 mi
- Henry Cool Memorial ParkPlatte, SDMemorial park2.5 mi
- Rock Hill CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery3.5 mi
- Friedhem Lutheran CemeteryPlatte, SDLutheran cemetery3.6 mi
- Edgerton CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery5.1 mi
- Castalia CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery6.1 mi
- Bloomington CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery6.9 mi
- Friesland CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery7.0 mi
- Castalia CemeteryPlatte, SDCemetery7.3 mi
Funeral homes near Old Platte Cemetery
- Mount-Smith Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Platte · (605) 337-3857
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