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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 Wallace (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 Wallace. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Wallace is located in Codington 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 Codington County: Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant & Hamlin.

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

  • Codington County     (The home county of Wallace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Florence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
    • Henry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
    • Kampeska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Rauville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rauville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
    • Grover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Watertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Appleby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
    • Kranzburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kranzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kranzburg
      • Kranzburg is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kranzburg <2>
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Bradley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <2>
    • Elrod
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Crocker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Naples
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
    • Vienna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Lily
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Webster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Waubay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmquist
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Crandall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Crandall is located in Day County
    • Grenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
      • Grenville is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <2>
    • Roslyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
      • Roslyn is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <2>
    • Andover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
    • Marvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Hazel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <2>
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Kones Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
  • Roberts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Ortley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <2>
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
  • Spink County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Conde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Turton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
      • Turton is located in Spink County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turton <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Wallace ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Wallace:

Cemeteries Near Wallace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace.

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 Wallace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
  • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
  • Phipps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phipps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phipps Cemetery
  • Lake Nicholson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Nicholson Cemetery
  • Goodhue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhue Cemetery
  • Hosanger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosanger Cemetery
  • New Helgen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Helgen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Helgen Cemetery
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
  • Gautsch Child Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gautsch Child Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gautsch Child Grave
  • Dexter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dexter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dexter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Egeland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egeland Cemetery
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden City Cemetery
    • Helgen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helgen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helgen 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>

While we didn't find Wallace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallace.

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

  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <2>
  • Lily
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Elrod
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Henry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
  • Julian ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
    • Julian is located in Clark County
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Kampeska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waubay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Naples
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Grover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Watertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>

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

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

The official website for Codington County: www.codington.org/

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 from Point A (ie- Wallace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0850, Longitude: -97.4776       In this case, the coordinates for Wallace 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 Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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