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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Corona is located in Roberts 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 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)
- Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- South Dakota Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peever Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
- Peever
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Ortley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sisseton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hollow Housing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
- 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)
- Rauville is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
- 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)
- Tunerville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
- 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)
- Big Stone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stockholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Revillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Beardsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Correll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- 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)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Bellingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- 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)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Collis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
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.
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 Corona - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Eastman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastman Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Wilmot.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96941 <3>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 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 <3>
- 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)
- Milbank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holden Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
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)
- 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)
- Big Stone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ortonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Strandburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- LaBolt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Odessa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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]<2>. 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 begin 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:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Roberts County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Codington County
- Day County
- Deuel County
- Grant County
- Big Stone County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Traverse County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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> | 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- Corona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |