Fort Meade National Cemetery
Fort Meade National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Sturgis in Meade County, South Dakota. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 1.9 acres.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: veterans cemetery in Meade County, South Dakota
- Also known as: “Fort Meade Cemetery”
- Address: Old Stone Road, Sturgis, SD 57785
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame and Black Hills National Cemetery.
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
Museum
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of motorcycling while honoring the heritage of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Meade National Cemetery.
Black Hills National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: BigDaveMT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Hills National Cemetery, originally named Fort Meade National Cemetery, is a United States National Cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota. Named after the nearby Black Hills, over 29,000 interments of military veterans and their family members have taken place since its founding in 1948. Black Hills National Cemetery is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Meade National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Meade and Sturgis.
Fort Meade
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Meade, originally known as Camp Sturgis and later Camp Ruhlen, is a former United States Army post located just east of Sturgis, South Dakota, United States.
Sturgis
Photo: J.T (Jason) Thorne, CC BY 2.0.
Sturgis is a city in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is most famous for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Buffalo Chip Campground
Village
The Buffalo Chip Campground, also known as Sturgis Buffalo Chip, is a music and motorcycle festival located in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. Buffalo Chip Campground is situated 3½ miles east of Fort Meade National Cemetery.
Fort Meade National Cemetery
- Categories: war cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Southwest Meade, Meade, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.40252° or 44° 24′ 9″ northLongitude
-103.47636° or 103° 28′ 35″ westElevation
3,527 feet (1,075 metres)Open location code
85PRCG3F+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 153637003OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Fort Meade National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de fort Meade”
- French: “Cimetière national de fort Meade”
- German: “Fort Meade Nationalfriedhof”
- German: “Nationalfriedhof Fort Meade”
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