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 Indian Hill Division (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 Indian Hill Division. 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 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.
Indian Hill Division is located in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County: Lyon (IA), Rock (MN), Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Moody & Turner.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Hill Division. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Hill Division:
- Minnehaha County (The home county of Indian Hill Division)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Pine Lakes Addition
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Split Rock Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Rowena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norton Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
- Meadow View Addition
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Sioux Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Renner Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hayward Addition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Silver Valley Addition
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Shindler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Worthing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lennox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- McCook County
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moody County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Trent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Sioux Falls Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Colman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Chancellor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Larchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Beloit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Inwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rapids
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Sioux County (IA)
- Rock Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles County (MN)
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ihlen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trosky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Steen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ash Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Luverne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kanaranzi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Kenneth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Hill Division, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Hill Division.
Cemeteries Near Indian Hill Division ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Hill Division.
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 Indian Hill Division - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Hill Division covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Brandon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hills of Rest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Beaver Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Palisades Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Indian Hill Division in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Hill Division.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Hill Division, with the one closest to Indian Hill Division listed first.
- Brandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Sioux Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Corson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Rowena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shindler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shindler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
- Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Valley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benclare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Booge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Garretson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Hill Division. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Hill Division.
Newspapers Published in Indian Hill Division ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Hill Division.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Hill Division, 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 Indian Hill Division.
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 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 Indian Hill Division:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Minnehaha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Lincoln County
- McCook County
- Moody County
- Turner County
- Lyon County
- Sioux County
- Nobles County
- Pipestone County
- Rock 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 Indian Hill Division, 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- Indian Hill Division) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |