Aurora County, SD Cemeteries This list compiled by Barbara Pierce, The following is an index of Aurora County cemeteries by township compiled from historical books and published homestead maps. ================================================================================================================================================ BELFORD TOWNSHIP, TWP 105N, RANGE 63W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 E 1/2 Vearrier Cemetery no Louis Vearrier East of Storla (unknown) no ================================================================================================================================================ CENTER TOWNSHIP, TWP 101N, RANGE 65W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23 SE 1/4 Quaker Cemetery Quaker Church Reuben Hunt 433138N 0983447W Aug. Nuel Homestead 26 NW 1/4 Aurora Center Cemetery Aurora Reformed Church Donker 433125N 0983005W Andrew Merrigan Homestead/1882 ================================================================================================================================================ CRYSTAL LAKE TOWNSHIP, TWP 102N, RANGE 65W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY LATITUDE/LONGITUDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 NW 1/4 Crystal Lake Cemetery Crystal Lake Church Henry Wulf 433740N 0983850W ================================================================================================================================================ DUDLEY TOWNSHIP, TWP 102N, RANGE 63W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 NE 1/4 Dudley Cemetery Dudley Methodist Church Wm. G. Parry 433744N 0982432W Established early 1880's 31 NE 1/4 Catholic Cemetery no 31 SE 1/4 (unknown) no Shown on 1990 map 32 SW 1/4 Silver Ridge Cemetery no Fred & Elizabeth Moller 433510N 0982516W ================================================================================================================================================ GALES TOWNSHIP, TWP 102N, RANGE 66W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 SW 1/4 St. John's Cemetery/Lutheran St. John's Church Frederick Bogenhagen Established about 1906 ================================================================================================================================================ HOPPER TOWNSHIP, TWP 103N, RANGE 63W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 NE 1/4 Knutson Cemetery no Margreta Knutson 434511N 0982157W Land originally donated to build Immanuel Church. Church was built 4 miles east. Land was then donated for the cemetery. ================================================================================================================================================ PLANKINTON TOWNSHIP, TWP 103N, RANGE 64W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 Catholic Cemetery no 14 Protestant Cemetery no ================================================================================================================================================ PLEASANT LAKE TOWNSHIP, TWP 102N, RANGE 64W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 SE 1/4 County Poor Farm no As of 1983, cemetery land owned by Kathy Heezen Neirby. ================================================================================================================================================ PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP, TWP 105N, RANGE 65W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 29 N 1/2 Pioneer Cemetery no ================================================================================================================================================ TRURO TOWNSHIP, TWP 101N, RANGE 64W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 NE 1/4 St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery St. Paul's Church 10 SE 1/4 Lutheran Cemetery no 27 SW 1/4 Homesteader buried no 35 NE 1/4 Homesteader buried no ================================================================================================================================================ WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, TWP 101N, RANGE 66W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH LAND DONATED BY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SE 1/4 Robey Cemetery St. Willibrord Robey Catholic Church Mr. Kirsch ================================================================================================================================================ WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, TWP 103N, RANGE 66W ================================================================================================================================================ SECTION LOCATION CEMETERY ADJACENT CHURCH COMMENTS 11 SW 1/4 1/2 mile NE of White Lake no Established about 1883