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 Sioux Falls (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 Sioux Falls. 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.
Name Variations for East Sioux Falls ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Sioux Falls: E. Sioux Falls
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County: Lyon (IA), Rock (MN), Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Moody & Turner.
Below are the counties that are near East Sioux Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Sioux Falls:
- Minnehaha County (The home county of East Sioux Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Rowena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Lakes Addition
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
- Split Rock Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norton Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
- Sioux Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View Addition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Renner Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Silver Valley Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
- Lake County
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Shindler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Worthing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lennox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moody County
- Trent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Chancellor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Larchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Doon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Sioux County (IA)
- Rock Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles County (MN)
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ihlen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trosky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Steen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ash Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Luverne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanaranzi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Sioux Falls, see our County-by-County Page for East Sioux Falls.
Cemeteries Near East Sioux Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sioux Falls.
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 East Sioux Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Sioux Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Hills of Rest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Beaver Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minnehaha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Larchwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- Berg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nerison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Sioux Falls had a population of 577 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Sioux Falls, with the one closest to East Sioux Falls listed first.
- Rowena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shindler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benclare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Corson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Sioux Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Larchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Booge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 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 East Sioux Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sioux Falls.
Newspapers Published in East Sioux Falls ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sioux Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sioux Falls, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sioux Falls.
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 East Sioux Falls:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Minnehaha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Lincoln County
- Moody County
- Turner County
- Lyon County
- Sioux County
- Nobles County
- Pipestone County
- Rock 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 East Sioux Falls, 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- East Sioux Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |