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 South Sioux City (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 South Sioux City. 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.
Name Variations for South Sioux City ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Sioux City: S. Sioux City
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
South Sioux City is located in Dakota County.
To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dakota County: Woodbury (IA), Dixon, Thurston & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near South Sioux City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Sioux City:
- Dakota County (The home county of South Sioux City)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Dakota City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Goodwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Dixon County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Ponca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Winnebago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walthill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Macy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosalie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monona County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Albaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albaton is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albaton
- Whiting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Plymouth County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millnerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Adaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Merrill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- O'Leary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Brunsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Le Mars
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <1>
- Craig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Woodbury County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Regency of Sioux City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Regency of Sioux City is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency of Sioux City
- Holiday Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Glen Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Sergeant Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Bronson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bronson is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lawton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Salix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sloan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Clay County (SD)
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Dakota Dunes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Sioux City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McCook Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Sioux City, see our County-by-County Page for South Sioux City.
Cemeteries Near South Sioux City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Sioux City.
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 South Sioux City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Sioux City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dakota City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- War Eagle Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94390 <2>
- Woodbury Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Logan Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eberly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, South Sioux City had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, South Sioux City had a population of 12,833 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Sioux City, with the one closest to South Sioux City listed first.
- Covington ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Covington is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Sioux City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dakota City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sergeant Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hubbard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luton is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potosia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Potosia is located in Plymouth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Sioux City. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Sioux City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Sioux City ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Sioux City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Sioux City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Sioux City and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Sioux City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of South Sioux City.
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 professional and volunteer 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 South Sioux City:
- Websites specific to Nebraska
- Pages specific to Dakota County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dixon County
- Thurston County
- Monona County
- Plymouth County
- Woodbury County
- Clay County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nebraska
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> | 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- South Sioux City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Sioux City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |