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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 Gregory (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 Gregory. 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 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.

Gregory is located in Gregory 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 Gregory County: Boyd (NE), Keya Paha (NE), Charles Mix, Lyman & Tripp.

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

  • Gregory County     (The home county of Gregory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
    • Dallas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <2>
    • Dixon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Gregory County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 118 people
    • Herrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <2>
    • Saint Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonesteel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Gregory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
      • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Fairfax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brule County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
    • Ola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Brule County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
    • Eagle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
      • Eagle is located in Brule County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
  • Charles Mix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
    • Platte Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
      • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
    • Academy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
  • Lyman County
    • Iona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Tripp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
    • Colome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome
      • Colome is located in Tripp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colome <2>
    • Winner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
      • Winner is located in Tripp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winner <2>
    • Wewela
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill
      • Hamill is located in Tripp County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamill <2>
    • Millboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Millboro is located in Tripp County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
    • Clearfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Tripp County
  • Boyd County (NE)
    • Naper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
      • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <2>
  • Keya Paha County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
    • Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Burton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gregory ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gregory.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gregory. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gregory and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gregory.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Gregory.

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 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 Gregory:

Cemeteries Near Gregory ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gregory.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • ZCBJ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ZCBJ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ZCBJ Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Peace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
  • County Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
  • St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
    • German Congregation Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Congregation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Congregation Cemetery
    • Herrick Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrick 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>

While we didn't find Gregory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gregory.

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

  • Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Bijou Hills
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
  • Ola
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Eagle
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- Gregory) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gregory. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2317, Longitude: -99.4254       In this case, the coordinates for Gregory 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 Gregory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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