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Nearest Communities to Fairview,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Fairview, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Fairview:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Fairview is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Kingsbury County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kingsbury County: Beadle, Brookings, Clark, Hamlin, Lake, Miner & Sanborn.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 47 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fairview. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Kingsbury County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Fairview (which is Kingsbury County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Fairview

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Kingsbury County   (where Fairview resides)
    • County Seat for Kingsbury:   De Smet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairview.
      • Manchester
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
      • Iroquois
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bancroft
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • De Smet
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Osceola
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
      • Esmond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
        • Esmond is located in Kingsbury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
      • Erwin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
        • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
      • Lake Preston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Oldham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
        • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <5>
      • Hetland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Badger
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Arlington
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • Arlington is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
  • Beadle County
    • County Website:   www.beadlecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Beadle:   Huron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairview.
      • Pearl Creek Colony
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek Colony
        • Pearl Creek Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Yale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cavour
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
        • Cavour is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <5>
      • Sheffield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Beadle County
      • Riverside Colony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Colony
        • Riverside Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Morningside
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
        • Morningside is located in Beadle County
      • Huron
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
        • Huron is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <5>
      • Huron Colony
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
      • James Valley Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Valley Junction
        • James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County
  • Clark County
    • County Seat for Clark:   Clark
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairview.
      • Melham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melham
        • Melham is located in Clark County
      • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitrodie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
        • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
      • Success ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
        • Success is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
      • Willow Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
        • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <5>
      • Carpenter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlton ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Clark County
      • Vienna
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
        • Vienna is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
      • Keefton ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefton
        • Keefton is located in Clark County
      • Merton ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
        • Merton is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
      • Huron Colony
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Clark County
      • Naples
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
        • Naples is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Hamlin County
  • Lake County
  • Miner County
    • County Seat for Miner:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairview.
      • Carthage
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cloverleaf Colony
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf Colony
        • Cloverleaf Colony is located in Miner County
      • Argonne
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argonne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argonne
        • Argonne is located in Miner County
      • Fedora
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Roswell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
        • Roswell is located in Miner County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
      • Vilas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
        • Vilas is located in Miner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Howard
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Sanborn County
  • Spink County
    • County Seat for Spink:   Redfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fairview   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fairview.
      • Bloomfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Spink County
      • LaDelle
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaDelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
        • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Hillside Colony
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
        • Hillside Colony is located in Spink County
      • Clark Colony
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Colony
        • Clark Colony is located in Spink County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Fairview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3814, Longitude: -97.7237       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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