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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Komstad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Komstad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Komstad, please Contact Us.

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 Komstad (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 Komstad. 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 and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Komstad is historic, it would have been located within present day Clay 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 Clay County: Cedar (NE), Dixon (NE), Lincoln, Turner, Union & Yankton.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Komstad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riverside
      • From Komstad to Riverside
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Hub City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
    • Lodi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
    • Alsen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Westreville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westreville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Westreville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
    • Wakonda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
      • Wakonda is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <4>
    • Greenfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenfield
      • From Komstad to Greenfield
    • Meckling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vermillion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <4>
    • Burbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Centerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
    • Hooker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Viborg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Irene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
    • Davis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
    • Hurley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
    • Chancellor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
      • Chancellor is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chancellor <4>
    • Parker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Beresford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emmet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
    • Nora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
    • Alcester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Spink
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
    • Elk Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
      • Elk Point is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <4>
  • Yankton County
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Beloit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Inwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <4>
    • Klondike
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Akron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Hawarden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
      • Hawarden is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <4>
    • Chatsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McNally
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ireton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
      • Ireton is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <4>
  • Cedar County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Saint Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
    • Obert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wynot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bow Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Komstad, with the one closest to Komstad listed first.
    • Maskell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Newcastle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Komstad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Komstad.

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houde Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hovde Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lodi Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beresford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Komstad itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Komstad had a population of 12 people.

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

  • Riverside ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Riverside
    • From Komstad to Riverside
  • Dalesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
    • Dalesburg is located in Clay County
  • Lodi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
  • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
    • Marshalltown is located in Clay County
  • Alsen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beresford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Emmet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Emmet is located in Union County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
  • Clay Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
    • Clay Point is located in Clay County
  • Wakonda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
    • Wakonda is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <4>
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenfield
    • From Komstad to Greenfield
  • Nora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Union County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Komstad ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Komstad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Komstad, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Komstad.

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 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 Komstad:

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Komstad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Komstad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Komstad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0401, Longitude: -96.9043       In this case, the coordinates for Komstad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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