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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 Herrick (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 Herrick. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

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

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

  • Gregory County     (The home county of Herrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Saint Charles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonesteel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gregory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Gregory
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Fairfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dallas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Gregory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Estimated population in 2014: 118 people
    • Fort Randall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
  • Brule County
    • Bijou Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
  • Charles Mix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Academy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Platte Colony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
    • Platte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <1>
    • Geddes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <1>
  • Tripp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Colome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wewela
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Boyd County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Naper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <1>
    • Anoka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Butte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <1>
    • Spencer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holt County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Dustin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Cleveland ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cleveland is located in Holt County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Keya Paha County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Carns ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carns is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
  • Rock County (NE)
    • Mariaville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville

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

Cemeteries Near Herrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herrick.

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 Herrick - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Herrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ponca Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • County Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Naper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • German Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spotted Tail Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Naper Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Knoll Crest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • German Congregation Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Herrick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herrick.

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

  • Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Dustin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Butte
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <1>
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Platte
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <1>
  • Bijou Hills
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
  • Catalpa ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Catalpa is located in Holt County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
  • Spencer
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Herrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herrick.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Herrick ...

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 Herrick.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Herrick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Herrick and those printed in the larger area surrounding Herrick.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Herrick.

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 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 Herrick:

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 Herrick, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Herrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.