Bon Homme County Poor Farm Cemetery in Tyndall, South Dakota

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Coordinates: 42.95189, -97.96947
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The Bon Homme County Poor Farm Cemetery was established by the County Commissioners in 1893. This small cemetery was to be used for those who died while being cared for at the poor farm, had no family, and had no funds to pay burial expenses.

The cemetery fell into disrepair after the Bon Homme County Poor Farm closed in the 1930s. In 1947 the county sold the Poor Farm property, retaining only the cemetery.

In 1991, the cemtery was restored by the Bon Homme County Abandoned Cemetery Association. Only one tombstone remains, that of Frantiska Vavruska. There may be other unknown burials than those noted on Find A Grave. If cemetery records were kept, they have been lost or destroyed.

The cemetery is located on the site of the former Poor Farm, in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 20, Albion Township. This is at the intersection of 306 St. and 411 Ave.