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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 Huron 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 Huron 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Huron Colony is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Beadle, Codington, Day, Hamlin, Kingsbury & Spink.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Huron Colony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
    • Raymond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Carpenter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
    • Willow Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elrod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Naples
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Vienna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Success is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
    • Crocker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beadle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Huron Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
    • Yale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hitchcock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cavour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Broadland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Broadland is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Codington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Henry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Wallace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Crandall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Crandall is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Lily
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Bryant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Kingsbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Bancroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
    • Iroquois
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
    • Erwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spink County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron Colony, with the one closest to Huron Colony listed first.
    • Doland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • LaDelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
    • Spink Colony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Spink Colony is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 155 people
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Turton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Conde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tulare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Redfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Spottswood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Spottswood is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood

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

Cemeteries Near Huron Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huron 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 Huron Colony - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Logan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Doland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <3>
  • Richland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Darlington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hague Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Merton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Petrodie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Doland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<4>

While we didn't find Huron Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huron Colony.

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

  • Merton ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Merton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Carlton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • LaDelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Doland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Willow Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Julian ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Julian is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Elrod
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Naples
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Naples is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Bancroft
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vienna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Huron 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron Colony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huron Colony, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huron 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 professional and volunteer 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 Huron Colony:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Huron Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Huron Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.