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Hills of Rest Cemetery (Minnehaha County SD) | Find Graves & Burial Records

Cemetery burial records, location, and grave search - Minnehaha County, SD

Hills of Rest Cemetery is indexed for cemetery-name searches in Minnehaha County, South Dakota and supports burial-record lookup, place validation, and grave-search intent before users move into narrower person-level research.

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Site info snapshot

Status Active

Burial records 8

Veteran-linked 8

Type Public

Map available Yes

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Quick answer

How do I use the Hills of Rest Cemetery page for cemetery and burial research?

Use this page to confirm the cemetery first, review the map and source signals, scan the burial sample for likely matches, and then step back to Minnehaha County or South Dakota only when the search needs broader geographic context.

Cemetery profile

About Hills of Rest Cemetery, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Hills of Rest Cemetery is currently indexed under Minnehaha County, South Dakota in the Cemetery Finders archive. This page is designed to answer place-intent searches for the cemetery itself while also giving person-name researchers enough context to decide whether this is the right burial site before searching deeper.

The strongest cemetery pages do more than list a name. They confirm geography, show source provenance, expose available burial depth, and offer clear next steps. That is why this page combines location context, record samples, research workflow blocks, and connected archive links in one place.

Contains documented modern-era veteran burials in the current archive.

Cemetery type

Public

GPS coordinates

43.54788, -96.67886

Step-by-step search guide

How to Search Hills of Rest Cemetery by Name, Place, and Record Context

Method 01

Confirm the cemetery before searching names

1. Check the county, state, type, and source label at the top of the page.
2. Use the map block below to validate that this cemetery aligns with the place you expect.
3. Only after the place is confirmed should you search for similar personal names.

Why this matters: person-name searches are much cleaner when the place is validated first, especially for common surnames and repeated family names.

Method 02

Review burial depth and record quality signals

1. Check how many burial records are currently linked to this cemetery.
2. Look for veteran-linked records, plot details, and date span signals to judge how rich the underlying record set is.
3. If the sample looks thin, widen to the county archive instead of forcing a narrow search too early.

Current record depth: 8 burial rows, 8 veteran-linked records, and 0 visible plot-detail signals.

Method 03

Use county and state archives as your fallback path

1. Return to Minnehaha County if you need nearby cemetery alternatives or broader local coverage.
2. Move up to South Dakota when the search needs regional context or county comparison.
3. Use this layered path instead of repeating blind searches across unrelated places.

Alternative search methods

Alternative Search Methods & Record Paths

Method	Best For	Speed	Coverage
Direct burial search	Known full names	Fast	Live cemetery-linked sample
County archive review	Nearby cemetery comparison	Medium	Strong
State archive review	Regional fallback research	Medium	Broad
Map + place confirmation	Location validation	Fast	Available

Map & directions

Hills of Rest Cemetery Map, Address & Directions

HILLS OF REST CEMETERY

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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Location details

Address: Minnehaha County, South Dakota

County: Minnehaha County

State: South Dakota

GPS: 43.54788, -96.67886

Best next step

If the place looks correct, review the burial sample below. If not, move back to the county archive and compare nearby cemeteries before searching names again.

Burial record sample

Burial Names Connected to Hills of Rest Cemetery

Showing 8 of 8 burial records at Hills of Rest Cemetery. Page 1 of 1.

Name	Dates	Military	Plot / Notes
Donald L Rames	1933-04-05 to 2022-02-14	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Donald C Christenson	1927-12-28 to 2021-11-21	US MARINE CORPS	Plot context limited
Charles A Tieszen	1932-01-27 to 2021-04-03	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Charles G Blank	1954-01-11 to 2021-01-21	US NAVY	Plot context limited
Curtis G Koepp	1948-09-13 to 2021-01-20	US ARMY	Plot context limited
Clark E Poole	1939-06-03 to 2020-12-14	US AIR FORCE	Plot context limited
Charles F Merrow	1938-06-01 to 2020-11-25	US AIR FORCE	Plot context limited
Bryan L Engel	1941-03-22 to 2020-11-14	US ARMY	Plot context limited

Nearby archive context

Nearby Cemeteries in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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Saint Michael's Cemetery

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Continue this search

Best Next Steps After Hills of Rest Cemetery

These pathways are designed to improve session depth by giving visitors the next most useful archive action instead of leaving them at the end of a single cemetery page.

County path

Browse all cemeteries in Minnehaha County

Compare nearby cemetery pages, source labels, and burial depth before widening the search elsewhere.

Record search

Search all burial records for Hills of Rest Cemetery

Use the cemetery name with a full person name when the goal is a narrower burial match.

Nearby option

Open Sons of Israel Cemetery

Jump directly into another cemetery page in the same county to compare burial coverage and map context.

State hub

Return to South Dakota cemeteries

Go back to the statewide archive when the location is uncertain or the search needs a broader county range.

Pro tips

Expert Genealogy Advice for Hills of Rest Cemetery Research

Search the place first, not the person first, when names are common. A confirmed cemetery dramatically improves the quality of a burial search.

Use year ranges from the sample table to separate duplicate names. Even partial death-date context is often enough to narrow a search.

If the page looks too thin, that usually means the cemetery record is real but the person-level layer is incomplete. In that case, the county archive is the best fallback path.

Frequently asked

Frequently Asked Questions About Hills of Rest Cemetery

This section answers the most common cemetery-intent questions first, so users can quickly decide whether to continue on this page or step back to the broader county archive.

How do I search burial records for Hills of Rest Cemetery?

Use the burial names on this page as a starting point, then run a focused search with the full name and Hills of Rest Cemetery. This is the strongest path when you already know the cemetery.

Where is Hills of Rest Cemetery located?

Hills of Rest Cemetery is listed in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, and the map on this page uses the best available geographic reference from the current archive.

How many burial records are connected to Hills of Rest Cemetery?

8 burial records are currently linked to Hills of Rest Cemetery in the archive.

What should I do if this cemetery has only partial information?

Use the county archive to review other cemeteries nearby, compare source labels, and broaden the person search with county and state context if the cemetery page is still sparse.

Official lookup guides

Official Verification Paths for Hills of Rest Cemetery

These guide pages help you step into the official public source without losing the county and cemetery context already built into this archive page.

Official cemetery source

Verify this cemetery on USGS

Use the official USGS GNIS guide to confirm the cemetery name, mapped place reference, and location context before widening the search.

Official burial source

Check veteran burials on the VA locator

Use the VA guide for official-source verification when this cemetery page carries veteran-linked burial context.

Official resources

Official Resources & Related Links

Resource link

Type Public

County Minnehaha County

State South Dakota

Burial records 8

Source USGS

GPS 43.54788, -96.67886

Date span 2020

Map available Yes

Record quality

Veteran-linked records 8

Status Active

Archive path

Home States South Dakota Minnehaha County Hills of Rest Cemetery

Research links

Back to Minnehaha County Back to South Dakota Search burial records Archive methodology Data sources Open location map

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Archive note

This cemetery page is designed to answer both cemetery-name intent and burial-search intent. When results look partial, the county archive is usually the best next move.