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 East Lyman (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 Lyman. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

East Lyman is located in Lyman 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 Lyman County: Brule, Buffalo, Gregory, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Mellette, Stanley & Tripp.

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

• Lyman County     (The home county of East Lyman)
  • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyman, with the one closest to East Lyman listed first.
  • Reliance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Reliance is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <2>
  • Lyman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43 people
  • Oacoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
    • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <2>
  • Lower Brule
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brule
    • Lower Brule is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 24 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Brule <2>
  • Kennebec
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
    • Kennebec is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebec <2>
  • Iona
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Iona is located in Lyman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 83 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <2>
  • Presho
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
    • Presho is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <2>
• Brule County
  • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyman, with the one closest to East Lyman listed first.
  • Chamberlain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <2>
  • Pukwana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
    • Pukwana is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <2>
  • Ola
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Lyonville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
    • Lyonville is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
• Buffalo County
  • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyman, with the one closest to East Lyman listed first.
  • Fort Thompson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thompson
    • Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thompson <2>
  • Crow Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Shelby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Buffalo County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
  • Gann Valley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Valley
    • Gann Valley is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 14 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gann Valley <2>
• Hyde County
  • Stephan
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan
    • Stephan is located in Hyde County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephan <2>
• Tripp County
  • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyman, with the one closest to East Lyman listed first.
  • Hamill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill
    • Hamill is located in Tripp County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamill <2>
  • Ideal
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Ideal is located in Tripp County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <2>

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

Cemeteries Near East Lyman ...

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

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

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

• St. Marys Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Reliance Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reliance Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reliance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Trinity Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oacoma Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oacoma Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oacoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Riverview Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Catholic Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Fort Thompson.
  • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Lake View Cemetery
  • Saint Joseph's Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97570 <5>
• St. Joseph Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Holy Comforter Episcopal Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Comforter Episcopal Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163603 <5>
• Hillsdale Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
  • The Hillsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Hillside Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97098 <5>
• Kennebec Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennebec Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97165 <5>
• St. Michaels Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97609 <5>
• Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saint John the Baptist Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • The Saint John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Saint John's Cemetery
  • Saint John's Episcopal Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168051 <5>
• Continue List   (24 more) ...
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crow Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crow Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crow Creek.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96902 <5>
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Kennebec.

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.<7>

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

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

• Lyman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Lyman County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43 people
• Oacoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
  • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <2>
• Chamberlain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
  • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <2>
• Lower Brule
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brule
  • Lower Brule is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 24 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Brule <2>
• Crow Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
• Pukwana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
  • Pukwana is located in Brule County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <2>
• Ola
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
  • Ola is located in Brule County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
• Stephan
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan
  • Stephan is located in Hyde County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephan <2>
• Presho
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Presho is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <2>
• Lyonville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
  • Lyonville is located in Brule County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people

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

Newspapers Published in East Lyman ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lyman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lyman, 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 East Lyman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 East Lyman:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Lyman County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Brule County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Buffalo County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Hyde County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Tripp County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Lyman County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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