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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 Goodwill (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 Goodwill. 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.

Goodwill is located in Roberts 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 Roberts County: Big Stone (MN), Traverse (MN), Richland (ND), Day, Grant & Marshall.

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

  • Roberts County     (The home county of Goodwill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwill, with the one closest to Goodwill listed first.
    • Peever
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sisseton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Spring Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
    • Peever Flats
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Long Hollow Housing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow Housing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
      • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
    • Wilmot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
    • Ortley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <1>
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
    • Claire City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claire City
      • Claire City is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claire City <1>
    • Hammer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
      • Hammer is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
    • South Dakota Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dakota Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
      • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
    • Corona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <1>
    • Hartford Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
      • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwill, with the one closest to Goodwill listed first.
    • Grenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
      • Grenville is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <1>
    • Waubay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Roslyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
      • Roslyn is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <1>
    • Webster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwill, with the one closest to Goodwill listed first.
    • Marvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Twin Brooks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwill, with the one closest to Goodwill listed first.
    • Eden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
    • Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
    • Veblen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
      • Veblen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <1>
    • Hillhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
      • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
    • Marlow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
  • Big Stone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwill, with the one closest to Goodwill listed first.
    • Beardsley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Barry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Graceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <1>
  • Traverse County (MN)
    • Browns Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people

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

Newspapers Published in Goodwill ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodwill.

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

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 Goodwill:

Cemeteries Near Goodwill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodwill.

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

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

  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
  • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
  • Peever Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peever Cemetery
  • Old Ascension Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ascension Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ascension Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Sisseton City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Plateau Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
    • North Concordia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Concordia Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Goodwill had a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Goodwill had a population of 876 people.

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

  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Wilmot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <1>
  • Beardsley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
  • Waubay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Roslyn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
    • Roslyn is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <1>
  • Corona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <1>
  • Marvin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Barry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Webster
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Brooks
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodwill. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Goodwill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodwill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5669, Longitude: -97.0701       In this case, the coordinates for Goodwill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Goodwill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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