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 Dezera (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 Dezera. 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 doctors 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.
Dezera is located in Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County: Boyd (NE), Knox (NE), Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Douglas, Gregory & Hutchinson.
Below are the counties that are near Dezera. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dezera:
- Charles Mix County (The home county of Dezera)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Lake Andes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ravinia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pickstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Geddes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Dante
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Platte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Aurora Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
- Stickney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bon Homme County
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Armour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Corsica
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Joubert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Hillside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
- Gregory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Fort Randall
(11 miles [17.7 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
- East Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bonesteel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Tripp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Gross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Bristow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monowi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monowi is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Butte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holt County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Paddock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Redbird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Knox County (NE)
- Verdel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verdel is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dezera, see our County-by-County Page for Dezera.
Cemeteries Near Dezera ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dezera.
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 Dezera - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dezera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Lake Andes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cohee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- German Reform Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randall Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dezera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dezera.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dezera, with the one closest to Dezera listed first.
- Armour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- New Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Joubert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Platte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Butte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dezera. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dezera.
Newspapers Published in Dezera ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dezera.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dezera, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dezera.
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 websites either 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 Dezera:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Charles Mix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aurora County
- Bon Homme County
- Douglas County
- Gregory County
- Hutchinson County
- Boyd County
- Holt County
- Knox 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> | 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> | 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 Dezera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dezera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |