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 Diamond (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 Diamond. 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 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.
Diamond 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 Diamond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Diamond:
- Roberts County (The home county of Diamond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Rosholt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Effington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Hammer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- Peever
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sisseton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Peever Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Goodwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Claire City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartford Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- South Dakota Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Long Hollow Housing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
- Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
- Marshall County
- Veblen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Big Stone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Beardsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Grant County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Norcross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norcross is located in Grant County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Herman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Herman is located in Grant County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Stevens County (MN)
- Chokio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Traverse County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Wheaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Collis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Charlesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Tintah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Wilkin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Childs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Tenney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Nashua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Campbell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Richland County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oswald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Hankinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Great Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Diamond, see our County-by-County Page for Diamond.
Cemeteries Near Diamond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Diamond.
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 Diamond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Diamond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloah Lutheran Cemetery
- The Siloah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Siloah Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Concordia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concordia Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beardsley Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Bethania Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plateau Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Diamond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Diamond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Diamond, with the one closest to Diamond listed first.
- Wheaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Beardsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Dumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Collis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Fairmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oswald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Sonora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Childs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Diamond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diamond.
Newspapers Published in Diamond ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Diamond, 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 Diamond.
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 Diamond:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Roberts County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Big Stone County
- Grant County
- Stevens County
- Traverse County
- Wilkin County
- Richland 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 Diamond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Diamond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |