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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 Grover (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 Grover. 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.

Grover is located in Codington 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 Codington County: Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant & Hamlin.

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

  • Codington County     (The home county of Grover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.
    • Kampeska
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Watertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Appleby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
    • Henry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Rauville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
    • Florence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Kranzburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kranzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kranzburg
      • Kranzburg is located in Codington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kranzburg <1>
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • South Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.
    • Naples
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Vienna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <1>
    • Elrod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
    • Willow Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
      • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <1>
    • Clark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bradley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Deuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.
    • Bemis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
      • Bemis is located in Deuel County
    • Goodwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
      • Goodwin is located in Deuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwin <1>
    • Altamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Clear Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tunerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
      • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.
    • Strandburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockholm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockholm <1>
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.
    • Thomas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Hazel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <1>
    • Kones Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
    • Hayti
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
      • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
    • Castlewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Norden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Alsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
      • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
    • Stone Bridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
      • Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Bryant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dempster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
    • Estelline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
      • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <1>
  • Kingsbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grover, with the one closest to Grover listed first.
    • Badger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Erwin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
    • Hetland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Grover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grover.

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

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

  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kampeska Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kampeska Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kampeska Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strange Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strange Graves
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strange Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hazel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mother of God Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kellerton Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellerton Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellerton Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Saviors Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviors Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviors Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorinda Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorinda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorinda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Henry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Grover had a post office and railroad service. In 2014, Grover had a population of 171 people.

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

  • Kampeska
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Hazel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Hamlin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <1>
  • Watertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Appleby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Appleby is located in Codington County
  • Henry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
  • Hayti
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
    • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
  • Naples
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Vienna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <1>
  • Castlewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elrod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Bryant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kranzburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kranzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kranzburg
    • Kranzburg is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kranzburg <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dempster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Grover ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grover.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grover, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grover.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Grover:

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

The official website for Codington County: www.codington.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Grover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Grover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8139, Longitude: -97.2687       In this case, the coordinates for Grover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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