Snoma Finnish Cemetery

3.5 mi. SE of Fruitdale, Fruitdale, South Dakota. County/parish: Butte.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 13, 1985. NRIS 85003492.

1 contributing site. 203 contributing objects.

From Wikipedia:

Snoma Finnish Cemetery

The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is a cemetery located about 3+12 miles (5.6 kilometers) southeast of Fruitdale, in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. In 1885, a small Finnish community called Snoma was founded nearby, and the residents built the cemetery. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1985. The cemetery has rarely had new burials since the 1980s, with only two occurring recently in 2019 and 2022 respectively.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93203512

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