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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 Carthage (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 Carthage. 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 and hospitals 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.

Carthage is located in Miner 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 Miner County: Beadle, Hanson, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook & Sanborn.

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

  • Miner County     (The home county of Carthage)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Fedora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Roswell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Roswell is located in Miner County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
    • Vilas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Miner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vilas
      • From Carthage to Vilas
    • Howard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
      • Canova is located in Miner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canova <1>
  • Beadle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Cavour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
      • Cavour is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <1>
    • Yale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morningside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitrodie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
  • Hanson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Epiphany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epiphany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
      • Epiphany is located in Hanson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Farwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Hanson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farwell
      • From Carthage to Farwell
    • Plano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Hanson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
    • Farmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Kingsbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Esmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
    • Iroquois
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • De Smet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oldham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <1>
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osceola
      • From Carthage to Osceola
    • Lake Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bancroft
      • From Carthage to Bancroft
    • Erwin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
    • Hetland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Winfred
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
      • Winfred is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <1>
    • Ramona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <1>
    • Junius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
      • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • McCook County
    • Unityville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unityville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
      • Unityville is located in McCook County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
  • Sanborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
    • Artesian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
      • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <1>
    • Forestburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuthbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Letcher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
      • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <1>
    • Woonsocket
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Carthage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carthage.

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

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

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Esmond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Flower Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Flower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Flower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgans Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fedora Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fedora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fedora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carthage had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carthage had a population of 129 people.

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

  • Esmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Roswell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Vilas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vilas
    • From Carthage to Vilas
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Howard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Artesian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
    • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <1>
  • Iroquois
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • De Smet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oldham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <1>
  • Forestburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Osceola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Osceola
    • From Carthage to Osceola
  • Winfred
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
    • Winfred is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lake Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cavour
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
      • Cavour is located in Beadle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <1>
    • Canova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
      • Canova is located in Miner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canova <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carthage ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carthage. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carthage and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carthage.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of Carthage.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Carthage:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carthage. 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>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>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.
<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>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- Carthage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carthage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1712, Longitude: -97.7166    
<6>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 Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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