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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 Keyapaha (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 Keyapaha. 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 hospitals 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.

Keyapaha is located in Tripp 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 Tripp County: Keya Paha (NE), Gregory, Lyman, Mellette & Todd.

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

  • Tripp County     (The home county of Keyapaha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyapaha, with the one closest to Keyapaha listed first.
    • Clearfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clearfield is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Millboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Millboro is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
    • Wewela
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jordan Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jordan Junction is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Junction
    • Witten
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Witten
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • New Witten is located in Tripp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Witten
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Colome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mellette County
    • Mosher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mosher is located in Mellette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosher
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyapaha, with the one closest to Keyapaha listed first.
    • Hidden Timber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
    • Littleburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Littleburg is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleburg
    • Okreek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Olsonville is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsonville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
    • White Horse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White Horse is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Antelope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Antelope is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Mission
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 799 people
  • Cherry County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyapaha, with the one closest to Keyapaha listed first.
    • Sparks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Thatcher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thatcher is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Valentine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arabia ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arabia is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Keya Paha County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keyapaha, with the one closest to Keyapaha listed first.
    • Norden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Springview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Burton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people

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

Cemeteries Near Keyapaha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keyapaha.

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 Keyapaha - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Linden Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Heerten Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kewanee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Norden Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kenaston Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Richland Harmony Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Springview (NE).
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chub Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255883 <2>
    • Colome Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Colome Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Colome.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158843 <2>
    • Saint Isidore Catholic Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 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 Keyapaha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keyapaha.

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

  • Sparks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Norden is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Valentine
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thatcher
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thatcher is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Springview
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arabia ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arabia is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
  • Meadville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville

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

Newspapers Published in Keyapaha ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keyapaha.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Keyapaha:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keyapaha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Keyapaha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.