Cemeteries in Yankton County, SD
Yankton County, South Dakota has 50 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 4 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Yankton (37), Olivet (9) and Freeman (3). Among them are 8 church cemeteries (16%), 4 Lutheran cemeteries (8%) and 2 Catholic cemeteries (4%).
All cemeteries in Yankton County
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church CemeteryOlivetLutheran cemetery
- Saint Columba Catholic CemeteryYanktonCatholic cemetery
- Saint John's Lutheran CemeteryYanktonLutheran cemetery
- Turkey Valley Baptist CemeteryYanktonBaptist cemetery
- Turkey Valley Lutheran CemeteryYanktonLutheran cemetery
- Walshtown Catholic CemeteryYanktonCatholic cemetery
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryYanktonLutheran cemetery
- Beadleston CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Benedictine Convent CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Braunsreuther Family CemeteryYanktonFamily cemetery
- Cesko Narodni HrbitovYanktonCemetery
- Civil CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Danisi CemeteryVermillionCemetery
- Elim CemeteryFreemanCemetery
- Elm Grove CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Garden of Memories CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Gayville Community CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Hillcrest CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Hoffnung CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Klasi CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Lakeport CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Martinus CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Meldal CemeteryFreemanCemetery
- Mission Hill Congregational CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Mueller CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Nedved CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Odessa CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Ogstad CemeteryFreemanCemetery
- Old Bethlehem CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Our Savior's East CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Our Savior's West CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Petersburg CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Pioneer CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Polish CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Reform CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Rosenberg CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Sacred Heart CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Saint Johns CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Salem CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Saron Reformed CemeteryOlivetCemetery
- Sigel CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- State Hospital CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Trondhjem CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Vangen Church CemeteryYanktonChurch cemetery
- Volin CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Voll CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Walshtown CemeteryYanktonCemetery
- Yankton City CemeteryYanktonMunicipal cemetery
- Yankton Municipal CemeteryYanktonMunicipal cemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Yankton County?
We list 50 cemeteries in Yankton County, South Dakota. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Yankton County kept?
Death certificates are held by the South Dakota vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Yankton County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. South Dakota law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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