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 Kirley (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 Kirley. 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.

Kirley is located in Haakon 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 Haakon County: Dewey, Jackson, Jones, Meade, Pennington, Stanley & Ziebach.

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

• Haakon County     (The home county of Kirley)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Kirley, with the one closest to Kirley listed first.
  • Moenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenville
    • Moenville is located in Haakon County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
  • Milesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesville
    • Milesville is located in Haakon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesville <2>
  • Hartley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Haakon County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 129 people
• Stanley County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Kirley, with the one closest to Kirley listed first.
  • Hayes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Stanley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <2>
  • Orton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton
    • Orton is located in Stanley County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 66 people
  • Mission Ridge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge
    • Mission Ridge is located in Stanley County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 177 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Ridge <2>
  • Lacy
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy is located in Stanley County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 66 people
• Ziebach County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Kirley, with the one closest to Kirley listed first.
  • Cherry Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in Ziebach County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <2>
  • Bridger
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Ziebach County

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

Newspapers Published in Kirley ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirley.

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 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 Kirley:

• 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 Haakon County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Stanley County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ziebach 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 Haakon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Haakon County

Cemeteries Near Kirley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirley.

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

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

• Robbs Flat Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbs Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbs Flat Cemetery
• Buffalo Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
• Sansarc Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sansarc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sansarc Cemetery
• Mattison Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattison Cemetery
• Milesville Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milesville Cemetery
• Lindsay Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery
• Walking Horse Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walking Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walking Horse Cemetery
• Rousseau Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Cemetery
• Little Dog Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Dog Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Dog Cemetery
• Topbar Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topbar Cemetery
• Wellsburg Union Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellsburg Union Cemetery
• St. Marks Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
• Mission Ridge Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Ridge Cemetery
• St. Marks Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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