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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 Kenel (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 Kenel. 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 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.

Kenel 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 Kenel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenel:

  • Corson County     (The home county of Kenel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenel, with the one closest to Kenel listed first.
    • Jeffrey ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
      • Jeffrey is located in Corson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 535 people
    • Mahto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakpala
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • McLaughlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLaughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin
      • McLaughlin is located in Corson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLaughlin <2>
    • Little Eagle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
      • Little Eagle is located in Corson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <2>
    • Trail City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
      • Trail City is located in Corson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <2>
    • Bullhead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
      • Bullhead is located in Corson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <2>
    • Walker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Corson County
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenel, with the one closest to Kenel listed first.
    • Pollock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Pollock is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
    • Herreid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herreid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herreid
      • Herreid is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herreid <2>
    • Mound City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
  • Walworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenel, with the one closest to Kenel listed first.
    • Mobridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Glenham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
      • Glenham is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenham <2>
    • Sitka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Emmons County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenel, with the one closest to Kenel listed first.
    • Westfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Strasburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Emmons County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>
    • Hague
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
      • Hague is located in Emmons County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <2>
    • Linton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Emmons County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <2>
  • Sioux County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenel, with the one closest to Kenel listed first.
    • Fort Yates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
      • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>
    • Selfridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfridge
      • Selfridge is located in Sioux County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selfridge <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Kenel ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenel.

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

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 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 Kenel:

Cemeteries Near Kenel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenel.

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

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

  • Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • LaGrace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrace Cemetery
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Dale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
  • Mad Bear Mission Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery
  • Gale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gale Cemetery
  • Kvarness Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kvarness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kvarness Cemetery
  • St. Bedes Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bedes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bedes Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Reed Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Protestant Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
    • Long Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hill Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Herreid.
      • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Herreid City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96991 <4>

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>

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

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

  • Fort Yates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
    • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>
  • Westfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Emmons County (ND)
  • Hull
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Emmons County (ND)
  • Mound City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8583, Longitude: -100.4599    
<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 Kenel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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