Holland Cemetery
Section 30 - Centerville Township - Turner County - South Dakota
A view of the Holland Cemetery
A very active Scandinavian community began forming in the late 1800's in the area of Centerville and Viborg South Dakota. By 1890 there were Scandinavian Baptist and Lutheran churches throughout these community areas, and families from Denmark and Norway were arriving to take residency in this area. Most of these folks stayed close together and their lives focused around their churches and related activities. Each church had a cemetery that was an important part of their heritage and there were also a number of rural farm cemeteries..
The Holland Cemetery had its beginnings in July of 1876. It was deeded to all good Norwegians in the vicinity of Centerville by Ben Holland. The cemetery was incorporated in 1976 with a board of trustees and continues to serve current and former members of the community.
An Aerial View of Holland Cemetery
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The Holland Cemetery information database consists of 3 parts.
This information was prepared by Ken Tiahrt in 2011, with the generous assistance of the cemetery sexton and may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. A special thank you is given to Christin Bartels for the excellent photographic work. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires written approval.
1. A Cemetery Map
An approximate map of the cemetery showing the lots in relationship to the adjacent Turner County Roadway, 295th Street, also called State Highway 19A, gives the user a physical setting. Very specific location for a given burial plot can not be found using this information source.
2. A List of Burials
A listing of the burials at Holland Cemetery – Section 30 – Centerville Township – Turner County, gives the individual names in alphabetic order. This listing also gives the date of birth and date of death when available.
Photos of Grave Monuments
**UPDATE NOTE - October 2018 -- The cemetery list does not contain any tombstone photographs. Thankyou for understanding. Anyone wanting to donate personal tombstone pics is encouraged to do so on the following dedicated site for that purpose: South Dakota Gravestones Project.
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