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 Gary (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 Gary. 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 doctors 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.
Gary is located in Deuel 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 Deuel County: Lac qui Parle (MN), Lincoln (MN), Yellow Medicine (MN), Brookings, Codington, Grant & Hamlin.
Below are the counties that are near Gary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gary:
- Deuel County (The home county of Gary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Moritz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tunerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunerville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
- Brandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Toronto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Goodwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Brookings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- White
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Grove Addition
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
- Codington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Kranzburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Appleby is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Revillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Albee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- LaBolt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strandburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockholm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamlin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Dempster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dempster is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
- Estelline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castlewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Nassau
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Dawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <1>
- Bellingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Boyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <1>
- Louisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lincoln County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Hendricks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Taunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minneota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Canby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Saint Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gary, see our County-by-County Page for Gary.
Cemeteries Near Gary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gary.
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 Gary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mehurin Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florida Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fortier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar Luheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Antelope Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Gary had a population of 277 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gary had a population of 229 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Canby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Brandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Revillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Toronto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Albee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Nassau
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Hendricks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Goodwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bemis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gary.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gary ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gary.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gary. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gary and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gary.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Gary.
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 Gary:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Deuel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brookings County
- Codington County
- Grant County
- Hamlin County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Yellow Medicine 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 Gary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |