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 Baltic (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 Baltic. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Baltic is located in Minnehaha County.
To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Minnehaha County: Lyon (IA), Rock (MN), Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Moody & Turner.
Below are the counties that are near Baltic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baltic:
- Minnehaha County (The home county of Baltic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Dell Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Renner Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadow View Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Colton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
- Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
- Ellis Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellis Corner is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Corner
- Estimated population in 2014: 99 people
- Garretson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norton Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Peninsula Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
- Wentworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Junius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junius is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Shindler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lennox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Worthing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canistota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moody County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Trent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Sioux Falls Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Egan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flandreau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dyce ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dyce is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Chancellor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Larchwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ihlen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Airlie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Trosky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pipestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Manley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Beaver Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Luverne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Steen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baltic, see our County-by-County Page for Baltic.
Cemeteries Near Baltic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baltic.
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 Baltic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baltic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stordahl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dell Rapids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rapids Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dell Rapids Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Dell Rapids.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180104 <2>
- Burk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norway Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ansgar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minnehaha County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha County Cemetery
- The Minnehaha County Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minnehaha Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Colton.
- Berg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Baltic had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Baltic had a population of 1,201 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baltic, with the one closest to Baltic listed first.
- Dell Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Garretson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Sioux Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Booge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Sioux Falls Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baltic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baltic.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Baltic ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baltic.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Baltic. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Baltic and those printed in the larger area surrounding Baltic.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Baltic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Baltic:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Minnehaha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Lincoln County
- McCook County
- Moody County
- Turner County
- Lyon County
- Pipestone County
- Rock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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 Baltic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baltic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |