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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bluff Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bluff Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluff Center, please Contact Us.

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 Bluff Center (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 Bluff Center. 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 Bluff Center ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bluff Center: Bluff Ctr. (or less commonly used: Bluff Cen., Bluff Cent. or Bluff Cntr.)

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 northeast 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bluff Center is historic, it would have been located within present day Clay 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 Clay County: Cedar (NE), Dixon (NE), Lincoln, Turner, Union & Yankton.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Bluff Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Westreville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Westreville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
    • Meckling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
    • Wakonda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
      • Wakonda is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <3>
    • Lodi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
    • Hub City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Vermillion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <3>
    • Alsen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
      • Alsen is located in Clay County
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Burbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bon Homme County
    • Tabor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <3>
  • Lincoln County
    • Moe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Irene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <3>
    • Centerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • Viborg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hooker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Turner County
    • Spring Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
    • Hurley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Emmet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
    • Spink
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
      • Spink is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
    • Junction City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Nora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
    • Beresford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
      • Former name for Beresford:
      • Paris
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <3>
    • Alcester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
    • Elk Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
      • Elk Point is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <3>
  • Yankton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Gayville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Volin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
      • Volin is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <3>
    • Mission Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Valleyview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
      • Valleyview is located in Yankton County
    • Yankton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
      • Yankton is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <3>
    • Mayfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Yankton County
    • Utica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
    • Fairview Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Oak Hills Addition
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Jamesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
    • Lesterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <3>
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Westfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
    • Akron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • Chatsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Cedar County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Saint Helena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <3>
    • Wynot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
      • Wynot is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <3>
    • Obert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
      • Obert is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Bow Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Aten
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
      • Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Fordyce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <3>
    • Constance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
      • Constance is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Hartington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
      • Hartington is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <3>
    • Coleridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
      • Coleridge is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <3>
  • Dixon County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Center, with the one closest to Bluff Center listed first.
    • Maskell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Newcastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox County (NE)
    • Crofton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
      • Crofton is located in Knox County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Bluff Center ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff Center, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff Center.

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 Bluff Center:

Cemeteries Near Bluff Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff Center.

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

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

  • Bluff Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Center Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Lodi Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lodi Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Gayville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayville Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Mortvedt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mortvedt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mortvedt Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Volin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Volin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volin Cemetery
  • Meckling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meckling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meckling Cemetery
  • Lodi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodi Cemetery
  • Danisi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danisi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danisi Cemetery
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Clay Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Creek Cemetery
    • Spirit Mound Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spirit Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spirit Mound Cemetery
    • Rosenberg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosenberg Cemetery

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.

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

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

  • Gayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meckling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Volin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
    • Volin is located in Yankton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <3>
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
  • Lodi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
  • Wakonda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
    • Wakonda is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <3>
  • Clay Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
    • Clay Point is located in Clay County
  • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
    • Marshalltown is located in Clay County
  • Dalesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
    • Dalesburg is located in Clay County
  • Riverside ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Clay County
  • Saint Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
    • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <3>
  • Vermillion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <3>
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    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Saint James
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Saint James is located in Cedar County (NE)

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bluff Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Bluff Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluff Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9208, Longitude: -97.0892       In this case, the coordinates for Bluff Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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