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 Delmont (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 Delmont. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Delmont is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Aurora, Charles Mix, Davison & Hutchinson.
Below are the counties that are near Delmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delmont:
- Douglas County (The home county of Delmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Armour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Douglas City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Hillside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
- Corsica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Aurora County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Stickney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
- Bon Homme County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scotland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyndall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
- Perkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Bon Homme County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Charles Mix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Wagner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dante
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ravinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Andes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pickstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Geddes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davison County
- Ethan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory County
- Fort Randall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
- Hanson County
- Rockport Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport Colony is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Colony
- Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
- Hutchinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Tripp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parkston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dimock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- New Elm Springs Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
- Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tschetter Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tschetter Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Colony
- Estimated population in 2014: 80 people
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
- Menno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd County (NE)
- Gross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delmont, see our County-by-County Page for Delmont.
Cemeteries Near Delmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delmont.
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 Delmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Delmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Missouri Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Neusatz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Salem Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Salem Reformed Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of Wagner.
- The New Salem Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97298 <3>
- Oak Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffnungberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elgenfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Delmont had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Delmont had a population of 215 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delmont, with the one closest to Delmont listed first.
- Armour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tripp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parkston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Ethan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tyndall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Joubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Menno
(29 miles [46.7 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 Delmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delmont.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Delmont ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delmont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Delmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Delmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Delmont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Delmont.
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 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 Delmont:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aurora County
- Bon Homme County
- Charles Mix County
- Davison County
- Gregory County
- Hanson County
- Hutchinson County
- Boyd 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delmont) 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 Delmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |