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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 Corona (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 Corona. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Corona is located in Roberts 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 Roberts County: Big Stone (MN), Traverse (MN), Richland (ND), Day, Grant & Marshall.

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

  • Roberts County     (The home county of Corona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Hartford Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
      • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • South Dakota Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dakota Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
      • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
    • Wilmot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <2>
    • Shady Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
      • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
    • Peever Flats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Spring Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
    • Peever
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodwill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
    • Ortley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <2>
    • Sisseton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Hollow Housing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow Housing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
      • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
  • Codington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • South Shore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rauville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rauville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
  • Day County
    • Waubay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Deuel County
    • Tunerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
      • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Twin Brooks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Marvin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Milbank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbank
      • Milbank is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbank <2>
    • Big Stone City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stockholm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockholm <2>
    • La Bolt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bolt
      • La Bolt is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • LaBolt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Strandburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Albee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
      • Albee is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Revillo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revillo
      • Revillo is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revillo <2>
  • Big Stone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Ortonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
      • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <2>
    • Beardsley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Barry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Odessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Odessa is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <2>
    • Graceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
    • Johnson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Correll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
      • Correll is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Lac qui Parle County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Nassau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <2>
    • Bellingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
      • Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Marietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Traverse County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Browns Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Collis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)

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

Cemeteries Near Corona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corona.

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

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

  • Corona Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilmot Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastman Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wilmot.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96941 <4>
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola Cemetery #1
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Cemetery #1
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Cemetery #1 is located outside and to the north of Marvin.
    • The Osceola Cemetery #1 has also been known as:
    • Marvin Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368922 <4>
  • Osceola Cemetery #2
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Cloud Abbey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eub Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eub Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eub Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milbank Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milbank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Holden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Holden Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Corona had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Corona had a population of 107 people.

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

  • Wilmot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <2>
  • Marvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Brooks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
  • Big Stone City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ortonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
    • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <2>
  • Beardsley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • South Shore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Barry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Strandburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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    • LaBolt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Grant County
    • Odessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Odessa is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Corona ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corona, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corona.

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 Corona:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corona. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Corona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3347, Longitude: -96.7656       In this case, the coordinates for Corona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Corona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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