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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 Grenville (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 Grenville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Grenville is located in Day 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 Day County: Brown, Clark, Codington, Grant, Marshall, Roberts & Spink.

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

  • Day County     (The home county of Grenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenville, with the one closest to Grenville listed first.
    • Roslyn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Waubay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmquist
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Butler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Pierpont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
      • Pierpont is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <2>
    • Lily
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Andover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Clark County
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Codington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenville, with the one closest to Grenville listed first.
    • Wallace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <2>
    • Florence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
  • Grant County
    • Marvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenville, with the one closest to Grenville listed first.
    • Eden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lake City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Langford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
      • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
    • Spain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
      • Spain is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
    • Veblen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Britton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <2>
  • Roberts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenville, with the one closest to Grenville listed first.
    • Ortley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Spring Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Goodwill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
    • Long Hollow Housing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow Housing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Peever
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sisseton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peever Flats
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Wilmot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Claire City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Traverse County (MN)
    • Browns Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Grenville, see our County-by-County Page for Grenville.

Newspapers Published in Grenville ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grenville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grenville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Grenville:

Cemeteries Near Grenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grenville.

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

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

  • Saron Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Free Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Free Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. James Indian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Indian Cemetery
  • Roslyn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roslyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roslyn Cemetery
  • Blue Dog Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Dog Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Dog Grave
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
  • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fron Cemetery
  • Old St. Otto's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Otto's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Otto's Cemetery
  • Lakewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • St. Otto's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Otto's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Otto's 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 Grenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grenville.

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

  • Roslyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Waubay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodwill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
  • Bristol
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
  • Summit
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Butler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Pierpont
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
    • Pierpont is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <2>
  • Langford
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Lily
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Spain
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
    • Spain is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
  • Andover
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Wilmot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Marvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grenville. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4663, Longitude: -97.3901       In this case, the coordinates for Grenville 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 Grenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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