Graceland Cemetery, Howard, South Dakota
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N 44° 00.046 W 097° 31.807
14T E 617845 N 4873008
A medium sized cemetery south of the town of Howard, SD.
Waymark Code: WMB2AV
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2011
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Located in the eastern part of South Dakota, Howard is the county seat of Miner County. Howard is on SD Highway 34 about 20 miles west of Madison, SD.
The population of Howard was 885 in July 2009, showing a 17% decrease in the population from the 2000 census.
The area was settled by German, Norwegian, Irish, and Dutch immigrants and the town was incorporated on March 14, 1885.
The cemetery itself if the "other" cemetery, meaning that this has the graves of people other than Lutheran or Catholic denominations.
The cemetery is about a half mile south of the town itself and has approximately 1400 graves in it.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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