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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 East Gregory (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 East Gregory. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

East Gregory is located in Gregory 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 Gregory County: Boyd (NE), Keya Paha (NE), Charles Mix, Lyman & Tripp.

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

  • Gregory County     (The home county of East Gregory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gregory, with the one closest to East Gregory listed first.
    • Bonesteel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Charles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Randall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
      • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
    • Herrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <1>
    • Burke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <1>
    • Gregory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <1>
  • Charles Mix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gregory, with the one closest to East Gregory listed first.
    • Geddes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <1>
    • Lake Andes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
      • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <1>
    • Platte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <1>
    • Pickstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ravinia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
      • Ravinia is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravinia <1>
    • Academy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
    • Marty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <1>
    • Platte Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
      • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
    • Wagner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
      • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <1>
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gregory, with the one closest to East Gregory listed first.
    • Joubert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
      • Joubert is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • New Holland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • Armour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <1>
  • Boyd County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gregory, with the one closest to East Gregory listed first.
    • Anoka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
      • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Butte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <1>
    • Naper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
      • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <1>
    • Gross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Spencer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
      • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <1>
  • Holt County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Gregory, with the one closest to East Gregory listed first.
    • Dustin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
    • Cleveland ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Holt County (NE)

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

Newspapers Published in East Gregory ...

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 East Gregory.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Gregory, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Gregory.

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 helpful 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 East Gregory:

Cemeteries Near East Gregory ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Gregory.

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

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

  • Rosebud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Ducharme Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ducharme Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ducharme Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bethelhem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethelhem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethelhem Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Free Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Friesland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friesland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friesland Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find East Gregory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Gregory.

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

  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
  • Butte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <1>
  • Platte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <1>
  • Spencer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dustin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
  • Joubert
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Catalpa ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalpa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
    • Catalpa is located in Holt County (NE)
  • New Holland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristow
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paddock
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
    • Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)
  • Harrison
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
  • Greenwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
  • Lynch
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <1>
  • Bijou Hills
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Gregory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Gregory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Gregory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1314, Longitude: -98.8862       In this case, the coordinates for East Gregory have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 East Gregory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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