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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Cloverleaf Colony (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 Cloverleaf Colony. 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 doctors 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.

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

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

  • Miner County     (The home county of Cloverleaf Colony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Howard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vilas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Vilas is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Roswell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roswell is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
    • Fedora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canova
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Beadle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Cavour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookings County
    • Sinai
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sinai is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <1>
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Success is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Hamlin County
    • Bryant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Hanson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Epiphany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Epiphany is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Farwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Kingsbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Oldham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Esmond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • De Smet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Preston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
    • Hetland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Iroquois
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
    • Badger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Winfred
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Junius
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Junius is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
    • Prairie Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nunda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
    • Rutland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Peninsula Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • McCook County
    • Unityville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Unityville is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
  • Sanborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverleaf Colony, with the one closest to Cloverleaf Colony listed first.
    • Artesian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cloverleaf Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloverleaf Colony.

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 Cloverleaf Colony - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cloverleaf Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Berton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belleview Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oldham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Oldham.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97346 <2>
  • Oldham Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Catherine's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Toles Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (78 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.<4>

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

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

  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Howard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oldham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Vilas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vilas is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Esmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • De Smet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roswell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roswell is located in Miner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
  • Winfred
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Ramona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Canova
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hetland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Iroquois
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cloverleaf Colony ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloverleaf Colony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloverleaf Colony, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cloverleaf Colony.

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 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 Cloverleaf Colony:

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 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.
<3>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- Cloverleaf Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Cloverleaf Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.