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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Centennial City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Centennial City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centennial City, 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 Centennial 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 Centennial 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.
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 Centennial City is historic, it would have been located within present day Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Butte, Meade, Pennington, Crook (WY) & Weston (WY).
Below are the counties that are near Centennial City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centennial City:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Centennial City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Crook City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crook City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
- Whitewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Deadwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
- Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
- Saint Onge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Lead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatiron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Roubaix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
- Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
- Trojan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trojan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
- Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Spearfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Fruitdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nisland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Fourche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tilford is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhawk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Rochford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
- Myersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Myersville is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canyon City is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Mystic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mystic is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Pactola ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pactola is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
- Johnson Siding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
- Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
- South Canyon Country Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Canyon Country Estates is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canyon Country Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 364 people
- Ridgeland Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland Heights is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 11 people
- Redfern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redfern is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
- Sioux Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Crook County (WY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moskee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moskee is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
- Aladdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centennial City, see our County-by-County Page for Centennial City.
Cemeteries Near Centennial City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centennial 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 Centennial City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centennial City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Crook City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seth Bullock Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Dane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Butte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Lead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180695 <3>
- Ft. Meade National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- St. Onge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Lead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967595 <3>
- Black Hills National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Centennial City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centennial City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centennial City, with the one closest to Centennial City listed first.
- Crook City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crook City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
- Whitewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deadwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pluma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pluma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Terraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terraville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
- Lead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Onge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Spearfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centennial City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centennial City.
Newspapers Published in Centennial 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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centennial City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centennial City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centennial City.
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 Centennial City:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- Meade County
- Pennington County
- Crook County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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 Centennial City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Centennial City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |