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 Keldron (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 Keldron. 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 and hospitals 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.

Keldron is located in Corson 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 Corson County: Sioux (ND), Campbell, Dewey, Perkins, Walworth & Ziebach.

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

• Corson County     (The home county of Keldron)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Keldron, with the one closest to Keldron listed first.
  • Morristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
  • Watauga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Watauga is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <2>
  • McIntosh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
• Perkins County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Keldron, with the one closest to Keldron listed first.
  • Lemmon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
    • Lemmon is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <2>
  • Summerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in Perkins County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,118 people
  • Shadehill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadehill
    • Shadehill is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadehill <2>
  • White Butte
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Butte
    • White Butte is located in Perkins County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 19 people
• Grant County (ND)
  • Leith
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
    • Leith is located in Grant County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people

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

Newspapers Published in Keldron ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keldron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keldron, 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 Keldron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Keldron:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Corson County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Perkins County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Grant County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Corson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Cemeteries Near Keldron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keldron.

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

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

• Selma Union Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Union Cemetery
• Prince of Peace Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Prince of Peace Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince of Peace Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101804 <4>
• Stowers Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stowers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102617 <4>
• Green Hill Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
• Communion Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Communion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Communion Cemetery
• Pretty Rock Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pretty Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pretty Rock Cemetery
• North Lemmon Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • The North Lemmon Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lemmon Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575747 <4>
• St. Bonaventure Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery
• McIntosh Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
• Pilgerheim Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgerheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgerheim Cemetery
• Union Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Spring Butte Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102600 <4>
• Sacred Heart Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Fleak Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleak Cemetery
  • Petrel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petrel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102285 <4>
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keldron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/