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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 Grindstone (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 Grindstone. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Grindstone is located in Haakon 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 Haakon County: Dewey, Jackson, Jones, Meade, Pennington, Stanley & Ziebach.

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

  • Haakon County     (The home county of Grindstone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grindstone, with the one closest to Grindstone listed first.
    • Philip
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in Haakon County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 129 people
    • Milesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grindstone, with the one closest to Grindstone listed first.
    • Cottonwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Interior
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Weta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weta
      • Weta is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
    • Kadoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Meade County
    • Elm Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grindstone, with the one closest to Grindstone listed first.
    • Quinn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <1>
    • Creighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
      • Wall is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <1>
    • Wasta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
      • Wasta is located in Pennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <1>
    • Wicksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
      • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
  • Ziebach County
    • Bridger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
      • Bridger is located in Ziebach County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grindstone ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grindstone.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Grindstone:

Cemeteries Near Grindstone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grindstone.

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

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

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Hilland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilland Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Creighton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creighton Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Cemetery
  • Wellsburg Union Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery
  • Topbar Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topbar Cemetery
  • Rose Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
  • Milesville Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milesville 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grindstone had a post office and no railroad service.

  • Philip
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Grindstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grindstone.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grindstone. 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 '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- Grindstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grindstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1392, Longitude: -101.9674       In this case, the coordinates for Grindstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Grindstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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