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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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Centerville is located in Turner 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 Turner County: Clay, Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha & Yankton.

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

  • Turner County     (The home county of Centerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Hooker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Turner County
    • Viborg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Davis
      (9 miles [14.5 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 <1>
    • Irene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Hurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Chancellor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
      • Chancellor is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chancellor <1>
    • Parker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Komstad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Lodi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Hub City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bloomingdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
    • Westreville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Alsen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
      • Alsen is located in Clay County
    • Greenfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Meckling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Vermillion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
  • Hutchinson County
    • Freeman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Lennox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
      • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <1>
    • Moe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County
    • Worthing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
      • Tea is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <1>
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
    • Harrisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shindler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shindler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
      • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
  • Minnehaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • El Rancho Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rancho Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho Acres
      • El Rancho Acres is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 27 people
    • Silver Valley Addition
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Valley Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
      • Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
    • West Acres Development
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Acres Development have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acres Development
      • West Acres Development is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 180 people
    • Hayward Addition
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
      • Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Pumpkin Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
    • Webster Grove Addition
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Grove Addition
      • Webster Grove Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 156 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Beresford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Emmet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Alcester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Spink
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
      • Spink is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Yankton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Volin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
    • Gayville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Valleyview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
      • Valleyview is located in Yankton County
    • Mission Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Yankton County
    • Jamesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
    • Yankton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Utica
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Beloit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Klondike
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <1>
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Akron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 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 <1>
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Hawarden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
      • Hawarden is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <1>
    • Chatsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Lebanon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Cedar County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
    • Saint Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
    • Wynot
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
    • Obert
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Aten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
      • Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
  • Dixon County (NE)
    • Maskell
      (29 miles [46.7 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

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

Cemeteries Near Centerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.

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

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hovde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Houde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hattervig Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hattervig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hattervig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Columkill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columkill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columkill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melhus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melhus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melhus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Frieling Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frieling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frieling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lodi Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodi Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Riverside ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Clay County
  • Komstad ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Komstad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
    • Komstad is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
  • Lodi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Beresford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 <1>
  • Wakonda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Dalesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
  • Alsen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
    • Alsen is located in Clay County
  • Hurley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Emmet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Volin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lennox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
      • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <1>
    • Spring Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Centerville ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Centerville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Centerville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Centerville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Centerville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Centerville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centerville. 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>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 Centerville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1178, Longitude: -96.9592       In this case, the coordinates for Centerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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