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 Hillside Colony (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 Hillside Colony. 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 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.
Hillside Colony is located in Brookings 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 Brookings County: Lincoln (MN), Deuel, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake & Moody.
Below are the counties that are near Hillside Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillside Colony:
- Brookings County (The home county of Hillside Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
- Medary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medary is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
- North Grove Addition
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
- Volga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sinai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Astoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Toronto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Brandt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlin County
- Estelline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury County
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wentworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moody County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flandreau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Egan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dyce ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyce is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
- Sioux Falls Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Lone Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Colman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Lake Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hendricks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <1>
- Lyon County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Lyon County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lyon County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Taunton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Airlie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ruthton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pipestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ihlen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trosky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillside Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Hillside Colony.
Cemeteries Near Hillside Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillside Colony.
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 Hillside Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillside Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stolz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yeo Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Memorial Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Danish Evangelical Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shaokatan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briffett Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Hillside Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillside Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillside Colony, with the one closest to Hillside Colony listed first.
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verdi is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Lake Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hendricks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flandreau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cazenovia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Airlie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <1>
- Volga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Toronto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillside Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillside Colony.
Newspapers Published in Hillside Colony ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillside Colony, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillside Colony.
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 Hillside Colony:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Brookings County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Deuel County
- Hamlin County
- Kingsbury County
- Lake County
- Moody County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Pipestone County
- Yellow Medicine 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 Hillside Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hillside Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |