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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 Dakomin (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 Dakomin. 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.

Dakomin is located in Traverse County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Traverse County: Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, Wilkin, Richland (ND) & Roberts (SD).

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

  • Traverse County     (The home county of Dakomin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dakomin, with the one closest to Dakomin listed first.
    • Wheaton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
    • Browns Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Dumont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Collis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County
    • Charlesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County
    • Tintah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Big Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dakomin, with the one closest to Dakomin listed first.
    • Beardsley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Barry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Graceville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
    • Clinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dakomin, with the one closest to Dakomin listed first.
    • Norcross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norcross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Norcross is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Herman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Stevens County
    • Chokio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dakomin, with the one closest to Dakomin listed first.
    • Childs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County
    • Tenney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
      • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
      • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
    • Nashua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Campbell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Richland County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dakomin, with the one closest to Dakomin listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oswald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
      • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Hankinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Great Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
  • Roberts County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dakomin, with the one closest to Dakomin listed first.
    • Rosholt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <2>
    • White Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • New Effington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Effington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington
      • New Effington is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Effington <2>
    • Peever Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Peever
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
      • Peever is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peever <2>
    • Sisseton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton
      • Sisseton is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisseton <2>
    • Hammer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
      • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
    • South Dakota Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dakota Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
      • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
    • Claire City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claire City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claire City
      • Claire City is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claire City <2>
    • Hartford Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
      • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • Shady Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
      • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Goodwill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Goodwill is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people

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

Cemeteries Near Dakomin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dakomin.

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

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

  • Lake View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Siloah Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beardsley Community Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardsley Community Cemetery
    • The Beardsley Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beardsley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Concordia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Concordia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Wheaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Wheaton is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Beardsley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Barry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Dumont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Collis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
    • Collis is located in Traverse County
  • White Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Graceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
    • Graceville is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
  • Clinton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Goodwill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Goodwill is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
  • Wilmot
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oswald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
      • Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Sonora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Richland County (ND)

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

Newspapers Published in Dakomin ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dakomin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dakomin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dakomin.

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 Dakomin:

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

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Dakomin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dakomin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dakomin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7250, Longitude: -96.6720       In this case, the coordinates for Dakomin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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