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Merton Pioneer Cemetery

Memorials	:	7
Location	:	Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.8041600, -97.6543200
Description	:	Merton Pioneer Cemetery was started sometime after 1881. The first burial was Mrs. William Olverson in 1890. There were probably around 40 graves here at one time. This area is better known today as a bird sanctuary and skeet shooting park than as a cemetery. Tall vegetation hides depressions and mounds of sod marking the burial sites. The wooden crosses which originally identified the graves have utterly vanished. A few of the deceased have been moved to other nearby cemeteries over the years. The whole area is only about one acre in size. Karen Thoreson Solimar owns the land on... Read More	Merton Pioneer Cemetery was started sometime after 1881. The first burial was Mrs. William Olverson in 1890. There were probably around 40 graves here at one time. This area is better known today as a bird sanctuary and skeet shooting park than as a cemetery. Tall vegetation hides depressions and mounds of sod marking the burial sites. The wooden crosses which originally identified the graves have utterly vanished. A few of the deceased have been moved to other nearby cemeteries over the years. The whole area is only about one acre in size. Karen Thoreson Solimar owns the land on which the cemetery lies. It was originally a part of a tree claim owned by Jane Thoreson Olverson, Irene Bennett’s mother, who donated the northwest quarter to be used for a cemetery.

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Where is Merton Pioneer Cemetery?
Merton Pioneer Cemetery is located at The cemetery is at the intersection of 428 Ave & 178 St, 5 miles south & 4 miles east of Clark. Clark County ,South Dakota ,USA.
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7 memorials
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Latitude: 44.8041600
Longitude: -97.6543200

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1. Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
Willow Lake, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7470000, -97.6371400

2. South Elrod Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8335991, -97.5811005

3. West Merton Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7444000, -97.7155991

4. Darlington Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7831001, -97.7750015

7. Rose Hill Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Township, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8981018, -97.7352982

8. Naples Cemetery
Naples, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7616997, -97.5102997

12. Pleasant Cemetery
Vienna, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6893997, -97.5718994

13. Pioneer Cemetery
Clark, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9207993, -97.7485962

17. Garden City Cemetery
Garden City, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9556007, -97.5958023

19. Hillcrest Colony Cemetery
Garden City, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9576280, -97.5795540

20. Lorinda Cemetery
Graceland Township, Codington County, USA
Coordinate: 44.8918991, -97.4516983

21. Clark Center Cemetery
Clark, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.9499300, -97.7889700

22. Hague Township Cemetery
Willow Lake, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6525002, -97.7758026

23. Collins Cemetery
Willow Lake, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 44.6244011, -97.6552963