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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 Kranzburg (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 Kranzburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Kranzburg is located in Codington 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 Codington County: Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant & Hamlin.

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

  • Codington County     (The home county of Kranzburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kranzburg, with the one closest to Kranzburg listed first.
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Appleby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Watertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rauville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
    • South Shore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kampeska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Grover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Wallace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookings County
    • Bruce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bruce is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <1>
  • Clark County
    • Naples
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Deuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kranzburg, with the one closest to Kranzburg listed first.
    • Goodwin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bemis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bemis is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Altamont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Tunerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
    • Clear Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moritz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Moritz is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
      • Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
    • Brandt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Toronto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Astoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kranzburg, with the one closest to Kranzburg listed first.
    • Strandburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockholm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • LaBolt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Revillo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Albee is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Twin Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Marvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Milbank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kranzburg, with the one closest to Kranzburg listed first.
    • Castlewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kones Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
    • Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Dempster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
    • Stone Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Estelline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hayti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
    • Hazel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Norden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts County
    • Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lac qui Parle County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kranzburg, with the one closest to Kranzburg listed first.
    • Marietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Nassau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Kranzburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kranzburg.

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

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

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

  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spooner Children Graves
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Schneider's Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Larson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bemis Christian Reformed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Havana Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Havana Lutheran Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Clear Lake.
    • The Havana Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Havana Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97079 <2>
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • Bemis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jellis Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kranzburg had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kranzburg had a population of 176 people.

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

  • Goodwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bemis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bemis is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
  • Appleby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleby is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Watertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Altamont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Altamont is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Castlewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Strandburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • South Shore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • LaBolt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dempster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
    • Kampeska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Grover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people

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

Newspapers Published in Kranzburg ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kranzburg.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Kranzburg:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kranzburg) 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 Kranzburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.