Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to James Valley Junction, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for James Valley Junction:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from James Valley Junction.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beadle County: Clark, Hand, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn & Spink.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of James Valley Junction. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Beadle County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for James Valley Junction (which is Beadle County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from James Valley Junction
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Beadle County (where James Valley Junction resides)
- County Website: www.beadlecounty.org/
- County Seat for Beadle: Huron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Beadle County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Beadle County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Beadle County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <3>
- Morningside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Morningside is located in Beadle County
- Broadland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
- Broadland is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Virgil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Virgil is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <3>
- Wolsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
- Wolsey is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <3>
- Riverside Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Colony
- Riverside Colony is located in Beadle County
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cavour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Cavour is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <3>
- Huron Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
- Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
- Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
- Bonilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
- Bonilla is located in Beadle County
- Hitchcock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <3>
- Pearl Creek Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek Colony
- Pearl Creek Colony is located in Beadle County
- Wessington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington
- Wessington is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington <3>
- Clark County
- County Seat for Clark: Clark
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Clark County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Clark County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Clark County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Carpenter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <3>
- Pitrodie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hand County
- County Seat for Hand: Miller
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Hand County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Hand County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Hand County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Vayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Danforth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jerauld County
- County Seat for Jerauld: Wessington Springs
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Alpena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <3>
- Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
- Wessington Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Springs
- Wessington Springs is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington Springs <3>
- Kingsbury County
- County Seat for Kingsbury: De Smet
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Iroquois
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iroquois have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
- Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iroquois <3>
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Esmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Fairview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
- Sanborn County
- County Seat for Sanborn: Woonsocket
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Woonsocket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Sanborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woonsocket <3>
- Forestburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Ruskin Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Park
- Ruskin Park is located in Sanborn County
- Cuthbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
- Spink County
- County Seat for Spink: Redfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Spink County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Spink County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Spink County
- Nearest Communities to James Valley Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from James Valley Junction.
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Spink County
- Spottswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spottswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Spottswood is located in Spink County
- LaDelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Spink Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spink Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink Colony
- Spink Colony is located in Spink County
- Estimated population in 2014: 155 people
- Tulare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
- Tulare is located in Spink County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <3>
- Hillside Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
- Hillside Colony is located in Spink County
- Crandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Glendale Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Colony
- Glendale Colony is located in Spink County
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- James Valley Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in James Valley Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3805, Longitude: -98.2956 In this case, the coordinates for James Valley Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. 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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |