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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 Hoven (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 Hoven. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Hoven is located in Potter 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 Potter County: Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hyde, Sully & Walworth.

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

  • Potter County     (The home county of Hoven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoven, with the one closest to Hoven listed first.
    • Tolstoy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Gettysburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
      • Gettysburg is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <1>
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Potter County
  • Edmunds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoven, with the one closest to Hoven listed first.
    • Bowdle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gretna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Edmunds County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
    • Loyalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
      • Loyalton is located in Edmunds County
    • Roscoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Edmunds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
    • Hosmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Faulk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoven, with the one closest to Hoven listed first.
    • Onaka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Seneca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Millard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Faulk County
  • McPherson County
    • Hillsview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
      • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Walworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoven, with the one closest to Hoven listed first.
    • Lowry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Akaska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Java
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Java is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <1>
    • Selby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
      • Selby is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selby <1>
    • Sitka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Walworth County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,473 people

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

Newspapers Published in Hoven ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoven, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hoven:

Cemeteries Near Hoven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoven.

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

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

  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
  • Advent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Advent Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96748 <4>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
  • Theodore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembroke Cemetery
  • Spring Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
  • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
  • Lowry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Jacobs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
    • Lowry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowry 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hoven had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hoven had a population of 368 people.

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

  • Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • Bowdle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gettysburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
    • Gettysburg is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <1>
  • Seneca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Loyalton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
    • Loyalton is located in Edmunds County
  • Roscoe
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Edmunds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <1>
  • Burkmere
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkmere
    • Burkmere is located in Faulk County
  • Hosmer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Millard
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Faulk County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoven. 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- Hoven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2431, Longitude: -99.7772    
<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 Hoven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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