NRHP Reference # 85003492 Year built 1887 Burials Watson Parker | Area 6,070 m² Added to NRHP 13 November 1985 | |
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Location Butte County, South Dakota, United States Nearest city Fruitdale, South Dakota MPS Architecture of Finnish Settlement TR Address Belle Fourche, SD 57717, USA | ||
The Snoma Finnish Cemetery is a cemetery located about 3.5 miles 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 Historical Places on November 13, 1985.
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History
In 1885, about 40 Finnish families settled in the area and attempted to farm the land. The town had a hotel, post office, and blacksmith. John Lakson, the town's interpreter, submitted the name of either "Suomi" or "Suoma," which is Finnish for Finland, to the Post Office Department, but his handwriting was misread.
Geography
The cemetery and town rests in Butte County, South Dakota. It is located about one-half mile south of the Belle Fourche River, one-half mile southeast of Fruitdale, and about 10 miles east of Belle Fourche, South Dakota.