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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Grandview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grandview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grandview, please Contact Us.

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 Grandview (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 Grandview. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Grandview is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Aurora, Charles Mix, Davison & Hutchinson.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Grandview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Douglas City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Corsica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Armour
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hillside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillside is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
    • Harrison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Holland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Delmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Joubert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Joubert is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Aurora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Stickney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Aurora Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
    • Plankinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • White Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bon Homme County
    • Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Avon is located in Bon Homme County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • Charles Mix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Ravinia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lake Andes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Geddes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <2>
    • Wagner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <2>
    • Pickstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Platte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <2>
    • Dante
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dante is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <2>
    • Marty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <2>
  • Davison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Ethan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • River Bluff Addition
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
    • Loomis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregory County
    • Fort Randall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
  • Hanson County
    • Rockport Colony
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockport Colony is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • Hutchinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grandview, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
    • Parkston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dimock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tripp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <2>
    • New Elm Springs Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
    • Milltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
    • Kaylor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Grandview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview.

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 Grandview - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Roberts Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • German Reform Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Old Missouri Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Neusatz Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

Grandview itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Armour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Holland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Delmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Joubert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Parkston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ethan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plankinton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Tripp
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <2>
  • Mount Vernon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Platte
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <2>
  • Mitchell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Milltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
    • White Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeler ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler

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

Newspapers Published in Grandview ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Grandview:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Grandview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Grandview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.