County archive: SD - 029
Find Any Grave in Codington County SD | Cemetery Records & Burial Lookup
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Codington County, South Dakota from one focused county hub.
33
Codington County Cemeteries
23
Burial Records Indexed
33
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Codington County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
County overview
About Codington County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Codington County, South Dakota contains 33 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 23 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. St Mary's Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1917 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
This county archive page is built to support searches like Codington County cemetery records, Codington County burial records, grave lookup in South Dakota, and local genealogy research with stronger place context before users move into individual cemetery pages.
Archive depth
33
ActiveActive cemetery pages currently surfaced in Codington County.
Research signals
23
MilitaryBurial records in this county with military branch context.
Source mix
35
IndexedCemetery rows currently grouped into public archive source labels.
County map
Codington County map overview
County center reference: 43.6373, -94.2667
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Codington County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 2
Back to South DakotaSt Mary's Cemetery
13 records in archive
Records: 1917 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
WATERTOWN, SD
Mt Hope Cemetery
8 records in archive
Records: 1929 - 2026
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
WATERTOWN, SD
Holy Rosary Cemetery
1 records in archive - Public
Records: 1931 - 2020
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Lakeview Cemetery
1 records in archive - Public
Records: 1930 - 2020
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Bergen Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Berger Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Dexter Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Esterly Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Gautsch Child Grave
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Goodhue Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Graceland Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Gray Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (historical)
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Helgen Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Jellis Grave
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Kampeska Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Klix Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Lake Nicholson Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Lorinda Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Mount Hope Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
New Helgen Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Phipps Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Saint Henry Catholic Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Burial record snapshot
Burial Records in Codington County, South Dakota
These person-level records are one of the strongest long-tail search assets on the county page. Use full names, dates, cemetery context, and military branch details to separate likely matches before opening the record page.
Donald N Fedt
Mt Hope Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
US AIR FORCE
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Floyd Alvin Kjerstad
Mt Hope Cemetery
1935-11-16 - 2022-05-01
US MARINE CORPS, CPL
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Donald Anthony Hlavinka
Mt Hope Cemetery
1929-01-04 - 2021-12-09
US ARMY, SGT
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Carroll D Chandler
Mt Hope Cemetery
1933-02-06 - 2021-12-02
US ARMY, CPL
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Donald J Riley
St Mary's Cemetery
1930-08-06 - 2021-11-26
US NAVY, DT3
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Francis Louis Stebbins
Mt Hope Cemetery
1929-08-01 - 2021-11-05
US NAVY, GMG1
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Donald R Walsh
Mt Hope Cemetery
1946-02-03 - 2021-10-06
US NAVY, SN
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Elmer J Goetz
St Mary's Cemetery
1932-12-25 - 2021-05-03
US MARINE CORPS, 1STLT
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Dennis J Pelkofer
St Mary's Cemetery
1939-02-25 - 2021-05-01
US ARMY, SP4
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Carl Richard Weber
St Mary's Cemetery
1940-04-08 - 2021-02-26
US AIR FORCE, A1C
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Donald Elmer Redlin
St Mary's Cemetery
1923-08-03 - 2021-02-02
US MERCHANT MARINE
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August J Braun
St Mary's Cemetery
1917-10-26 - 2020-12-30
US ARMY, PFC
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Donald John Hoftiezer
Mt Hope Cemetery
1931-09-21 - 2020-11-12
US AIR FORCE, A1C
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Chester A Benson
Lakeview Cemetery
1930-12-25 - 2020-10-21
US ARMY, CPL
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Edgar John Magera
Holy Rosary Cemetery
1931-08-01 - 2020-10-11
US ARMY, SGT
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Arthur A Urevig
St Mary's Cemetery
1935-01-11 - 2020-08-25
US ARMY, SP4
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Dennis C Bradshaw
Mt Hope Cemetery
1933-11-10 - 2020-08-10
US NAVY, TE3
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Earl W Kruse
St Mary's Cemetery
1948-03-07 - 2020-07-17
US ARMY, SP5
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Edward L Kafka
St Mary's Cemetery
1929-12-21 - 2020-06-21
US ARMY, CPL
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Donald J Heumiller
St Mary's Cemetery
1936-12-20 - 2019-01-13
US ARMY, SP4
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Eugene B Williams
St Mary's Cemetery
1927-06-08 - 2018-06-11
US NAVY
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Dennis Dean Engelstad
St Mary's Cemetery
1943-05-26 - 2017-01-21
US ARMY
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Cyril J Schulte
St Mary's Cemetery
1928-01-14 - 2011-01-09
US ARMY, 1ST LT
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Surname index
Surname Index for Codington County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veterans Buried in Codington County, South Dakota
This veteran-focused block pulls burial records with military branch context, helping capture county-level searches around veteran graves, service history, and military cemetery research.
Donald N Fedt
Mt Hope Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Floyd Alvin Kjerstad
Mt Hope Cemetery
1935-11-16 - 2022-05-01 - CPL
Donald Anthony Hlavinka
Mt Hope Cemetery
1929-01-04 - 2021-12-09 - SGT
Carroll D Chandler
Mt Hope Cemetery
1933-02-06 - 2021-12-02 - CPL
Donald J Riley
St Mary's Cemetery
1930-08-06 - 2021-11-26 - DT3
Francis Louis Stebbins
Mt Hope Cemetery
1929-08-01 - 2021-11-05 - GMG1
Donald R Walsh
Mt Hope Cemetery
1946-02-03 - 2021-10-06 - SN
Elmer J Goetz
St Mary's Cemetery
1932-12-25 - 2021-05-03 - 1STLT
Dennis J Pelkofer
St Mary's Cemetery
1939-02-25 - 2021-05-01 - SP4
Carl Richard Weber
St Mary's Cemetery
1940-04-08 - 2021-02-26 - A1C
Donald Elmer Redlin
St Mary's Cemetery
1923-08-03 - 2021-02-02
August J Braun
St Mary's Cemetery
1917-10-26 - 2020-12-30 - PFC
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Codington County
These CTR-focused paths are meant to keep visitors moving from county-level discovery into the strongest cemetery and burial pages without restarting the search.
Top cemetery page
St Mary's Cemetery
13 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Mt Hope Cemetery
8 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Codington County burial records
Use a full name plus Codington County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to South Dakota archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Codington County
Use these guide pages before leaving the archive when you need an official cemetery-place lookup or a veteran-burial verification step. Each guide keeps the county context in view so the off-site search starts cleaner.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Codington County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Codington County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related research intent.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Codington County
Codington County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
Method 01
Review cemetery density before searching names
- 1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations carry the strongest burial depth.
- 2. Compare source labels like USGS or other archive categories before deciding where to search deeper.
- 3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
Method 02
Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- 1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- 2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- 3. Return to the South Dakota archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Codington County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Codington County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Codington County?
33 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Codington County, South Dakota, with 33 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Codington County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Codington County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial detail from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many veterans are buried in Codington County?
23 burial records in this county currently carry military branch context, including branch-level references where the source archive provides them.