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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Artesian (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Artesian. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Artesian is located in Sanborn County.

To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanborn County: Aurora, Beadle, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld, Kingsbury & Miner.

Below are the counties that are near Artesian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Artesian:

  • Sanborn County     (The home county of Artesian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Forestburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
      • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
    • Letcher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
      • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <2>
    • Cuthbert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
      • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
    • Woonsocket
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Aurora County
    • Storla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
      • Storla is located in Aurora County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
  • Beadle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Cavour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
      • Cavour is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <2>
    • Morningside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
      • Morningside is located in Beadle County
    • Huron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
    • Yale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Davison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Loomis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Davison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <2>
    • Mitchell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • River Bluff Addition
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
      • River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
  • Hanson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Plano
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Hanson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
    • Epiphany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epiphany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
      • Epiphany is located in Hanson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Hanson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Farmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Hanson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Alexandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
      • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <2>
    • Rockport Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Colony
      • Rockport Colony is located in Hanson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • Jerauld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Alpena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
      • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
    • Lane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Jerauld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
  • Kingsbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Esmond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • Iroquois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iroquois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
      • Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iroquois <2>
    • Manchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Lake County
    • Winfred
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
      • Winfred is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <2>
  • McCook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Spencer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in McCook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
    • Unityville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unityville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
      • Unityville is located in McCook County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
  • Miner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.
    • Fedora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roswell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Roswell is located in Miner County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
    • Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vilas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Miner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Howard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Canova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
      • Canova is located in Miner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canova <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Artesian, see our County-by-County Page for Artesian.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Artesian ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Artesian.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Artesian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Artesian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Artesian.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Artesian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Artesian:

Cemeteries Near Artesian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Artesian.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Artesian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.

  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Diana Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diana Cemetery
  • Fedora Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fedora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fedora Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Morgans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgans Cemetery
  • Prairie Flower Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Flower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Flower Cemetery
  • Farwell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farwell Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Roswell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roswell Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
    • Redstone Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redstone Cemetery
    • Bonny Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonny Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Artesian had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Artesian had a population of 134 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Artesian, with the one closest to Artesian listed first.

  • Forestburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
    • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
  • Farwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Hanson County
  • Roswell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Letcher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
    • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <2>
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vilas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Woonsocket
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
  • Howard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Esmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Mitchell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Farmer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Canova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
      • Canova is located in Miner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canova <2>
    • Iroquois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iroquois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
      • Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iroquois <2>
    • Cavour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
      • Cavour is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Artesian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Artesian.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Artesian. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Artesian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Artesian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0086, Longitude: -97.9234       In this case, the coordinates for Artesian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Artesian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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