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Nearest Communities to Lily,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lily, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lily:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Lily.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Lily is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Clark County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Beadle, Codington, Day, Hamlin, Kingsbury & Spink.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 41 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lily. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Clark County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Lily (which is Clark County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Lily

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Clark County   (where Lily resides)
    • County Seat for Clark:   Clark
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lily   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lily.
      • Crocker
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Julian ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Clark County
      • Garden City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gros ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gros have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros
        • Gros is located in Clark County
      • Clark
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Raymond
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
      • Elrod
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
        • Elrod is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
      • Huron Colony
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Clark County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Merton ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
          • Merton is located in Clark County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
        • Keefton ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefton
          • Keefton is located in Clark County
        • Naples
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
          • Naples is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
        • Carlton ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
          • Carlton is located in Clark County
        • Vienna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
          • Vienna is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
        • Willow Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
          • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <4>
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   www.brown.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Aberdeen
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lily   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lily.
      • Verdon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
        • Verdon is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
      • Ferney
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Brown County
  • Codington County
    • County Website:   www.codington.org/
    • County Seat for Codington:   Watertown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lily   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lily.
      • Wallace
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
      • Henry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • Henry is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
      • Florence
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
      • Kampeska
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
        • Kampeska is located in Codington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
      • North Shore
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • North Shore is located in Codington County
      • Grover
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
        • Grover is located in Codington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
  • Day County
    • County Seat for Day:   Webster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lily   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lily.
      • Lily
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
        • Lily is located in Day County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
      • Crandall
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
        • Crandall is located in Day County
      • Butler
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
        • Butler is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Bristol
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Bristol is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
      • Holmquist
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
        • Holmquist is located in Day County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
      • Webster
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Andover
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Waubay
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pierpont
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
        • Pierpont is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <4>
  • Hamlin County
  • Spink County
    • County Seat for Spink:   Redfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lily   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lily.
      • Turton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
        • Turton is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turton <4>
      • Conde
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Doland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
        • Doland is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doland <4>
      • Clark Colony
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Colony
        • Clark Colony is located in Spink County
      • Hillside Colony
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
        • Hillside Colony is located in Spink County
      • Brentford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentford
        • Brentford is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentford <4>
      • Frankfort
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lily) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lily. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0708, Longitude: -97.7379       In this case, the coordinates for Lily have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Lily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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 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.
<6>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.




 

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