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 Green Grass (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 Green Grass. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Green Grass is located in Dewey 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 Dewey County: Corson, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Walworth & Ziebach.

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

• Dewey County     (The home county of Green Grass)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Green Grass, with the one closest to Green Grass listed first.
  • Eagle Butte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
    • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <2>
  • North Eagle Butte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
    • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
  • Parade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade
    • Parade is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parade <2>
  • Lantry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantry
    • Lantry is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 58 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantry <2>
  • Firesteel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
    • Firesteel is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firesteel <2>
  • Isabel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Isabel is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <2>
  • Whitehorse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
    • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <2>
  • Timber Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake
    • Timber Lake is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber Lake <2>
  • Ridgeview
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Ridgeview is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeview <2>
  • Glencross
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencross
    • Glencross is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencross <2>
  • La Plant
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
    • La Plant is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
• Ziebach County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Green Grass, with the one closest to Green Grass listed first.
  • Dupree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree
    • Dupree is located in Ziebach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupree <2>
  • Red Elm ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
    • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
  • Iron Lightning
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Lightning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
    • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
  • Glad Valley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
    • Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Green Grass ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Grass.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Grass, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Grass.

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 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 Green Grass:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Dewey County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Ziebach County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Dewey County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Cemeteries Near Green Grass ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Grass.

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

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

• Green Grass Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grass Cemetery
• On-a-Tree Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the On-a-Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the On-a-Tree Cemetery
• Eagle Butte Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Butte Cemetery
• St. James Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
• Lantry Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantry Cemetery
• St. Marks Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
• Dupree Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dupree Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Dupree.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupree Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145302 <4>
• Hillview Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery
• Our Savior Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior Cemetery
• Emmanuel Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
• St. Luke Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Red Elm Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elm Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Grass. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/