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Nearest Communities to Clark,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Clark, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Clark:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Clark.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Clark is located in Clark County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Beadle, Codington, Day, Hamlin, Kingsbury & Spink.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 48 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clark. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Clark County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Clark (which is Clark County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Clark

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Clark County   (where Clark resides)
    • County Seat for Clark:   Clark
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clark.
      • Elrod
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
        • Elrod is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
      • Julian ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Clark County
      • Garden City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Merton ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
        • Merton is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
      • Raymond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
      • Carlton ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Clark County
      • Huron Colony
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Clark County
      • Keefton ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefton
        • Keefton is located in Clark County
      • Lily ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
        • Lily is located in Clark County
      • Naples
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Crocker
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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        • Vienna
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
          • Vienna is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Vienna
          • From Clark to Vienna
        • Gros ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gros have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros
          • Gros is located in Clark County
        • Willow Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
          • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <4>
        • Carpenter
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitrodie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        • Melham
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melham
          • Melham is located in Clark County
        • Success ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Brown County
  • Codington County
    • County Website:   www.codington.org/
    • County Seat for Codington:   Watertown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clark.
      • Henry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wallace
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
      • Kampeska
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Grover
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
        • Grover is located in Codington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
      • Florence
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
      • North Shore
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • North Shore is located in Codington County
      • Foley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
        • Foley is located in Codington County
      • Watertown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Day County
  • Hamlin County
    • County Seat for Hamlin:   Hayti
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clark.
      • Hazel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
        • Hazel is located in Hamlin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
      • Bryant
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hayti
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
        • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <4>
  • Kingsbury County
    • County Seat for Kingsbury:   De Smet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clark.
      • Bancroft
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • 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.<5>
        • 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 Clark to Bancroft
      • Osceola
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • 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.<5>
        • 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 Clark to Osceola
      • Erwin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Spink County
    • County Seat for Spink:   Redfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clark.
      • Clark Colony
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Colony
        • Clark Colony is located in Spink County
      • Hillside Colony
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
        • Hillside Colony is located in Spink County
      • Doland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
        • Doland is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doland <4>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Doland
        • From Clark to Doland
      • Turton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
        • Turton is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turton <4>
      • LaDelle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaDelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
        • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Bloomfield
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Spink County
      • Conde
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glendale Colony
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Colony
        • Glendale Colony is located in Spink County
      • Frankfort
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Spink Colony
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spink Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink Colony
        • Spink Colony is located in Spink County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 155 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8798, Longitude: -97.7342    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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