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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 Belvidere (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 Belvidere. 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.

Belvidere is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bennett, Haakon, Jones, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Pennington & Todd.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Belvidere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Kadoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Weta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weta
      • Weta is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
    • Wanblee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
      • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <1>
    • Long Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <1>
  • Haakon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Nowlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nowlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin
      • Nowlin is located in Haakon County
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Philip
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belvidere, with the one closest to Belvidere listed first.
    • Okaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Capa ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capa
      • Capa is located in Jones County
    • Murdo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
      • Murdo is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdo <1>
    • Westover ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
  • Mellette County
    • Norris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Belvidere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belvidere.

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

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

  • Belvedere Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belvedere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belvedere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Top Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Top Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stands for Them Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stands for Them Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stands for Them Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nowlin Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarbutte Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarbutte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarbutte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnette Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riverview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97465 <4>
  • Norris Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Ignatius Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ignatius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hawking Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawking Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Murdo Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murdo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Murdo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Murdo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97278 <4>

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 Belvidere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belvidere.

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

  • Nowlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nowlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin
    • Nowlin is located in Haakon County
  • Philip
    (24 miles [38.6 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 Belvidere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belvidere.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belvidere ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belvidere.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belvidere. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belvidere and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belvidere.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Belvidere.

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 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 Belvidere:

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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>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.
<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 Belvidere, 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- Belvidere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belvidere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8311, Longitude: -101.2707       In this case, the coordinates for Belvidere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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