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 Hanna (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 Hanna. 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 hospitals and 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.
Hanna is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Butte, Meade, Pennington, Crook (WY) & Weston (WY).
Below are the counties that are near Hanna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanna:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Hanna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Dumont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dumont is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
- Englewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Trojan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trojan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
- Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
- Flatiron ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
- Ragged Top ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
- Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
- Lead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nahant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Belle Fourche
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tilford is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackhawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pennington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Rochford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
- Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canyon City is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Redfern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redfern is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
- Pactola ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pactola is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
- Johnson Siding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
- Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
- Hill City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland Heights is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 11 people
- South Canyon Country Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Canyon Country Estates is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canyon Country Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 364 people
- Crook County (WY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Moskee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moskee is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sundance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aladdin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston County (WY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Four Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horton is located in Weston County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Cambria ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Weston County (WY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanna, see our County-by-County Page for Hanna.
Cemeteries Near Hanna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanna.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hanna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Englewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Lead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967595 <2>
- South Lead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lead.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180695 <2>
- Mt. Moran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Meadow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seth Bullock Grave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (29 more) ...
- Rochford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galena Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hanna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hanna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanna, with the one closest to Hanna listed first.
- Englewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Nahant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nahant is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Brownsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Lead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
- Pluma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pluma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
- Terraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terraville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Deadwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Rochford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Spearfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanna.
Newspapers Published in Hanna ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanna, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanna.
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 Hanna:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- Meade County
- Pennington County
- Crook County
- Weston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hanna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hanna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |