Our Genealogy Helper
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 Larchwood (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 Larchwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Larchwood is located in Lyon County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Osceola, Sioux, Nobles (MN), Rock (MN), Lincoln (SD) & Minnehaha (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Larchwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larchwood:
- Lyon County (The home county of Larchwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Klondike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alvord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Doon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- George
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Little Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sioux County
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Rock Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Hull
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Boyden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Westbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Matlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Sioux Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Steen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Beaver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Ash Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Luverne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kanaranzi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Lincoln County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Shindler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Worthing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tea is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <1>
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Lennox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minnehaha County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Rowena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Split Rock Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Pine Lakes Addition
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
- Norton Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
- Sioux Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Garretson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hayward Addition
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Renner Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turner County (SD)
- Chancellor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union County (SD)
- Beresford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larchwood, see our County-by-County Page for Larchwood.
Cemeteries Near Larchwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larchwood.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Larchwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larchwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Larchwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nerison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Reform Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- United Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flowerfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Beaver Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (122 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canton Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Canton (SD).
- The Canton Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96860 <2>
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Larchwood had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Larchwood had a population of 918 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Larchwood, with the one closest to Larchwood listed first.
- Benclare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Bruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granite is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Rowena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- East Sioux Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Inwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alvord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shindler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Beaver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larchwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larchwood.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Larchwood ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larchwood.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Larchwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Larchwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Larchwood.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Larchwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Larchwood:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Lyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sioux County
- Nobles County
- Pipestone County
- Rock County
- Lincoln County
- Minnehaha County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Larchwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Larchwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |