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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 Long Lake Colony (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 Long Lake Colony. 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.

Name Variations for Long Lake Colony ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Lake Colony: Long Lk. Colony

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Long Lake Colony is located in McPherson 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 McPherson County: Dickey (ND), McIntosh (ND), Brown, Campbell & Edmunds.

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

  • McPherson County     (The home county of Long Lake Colony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Colony, with the one closest to Long Lake Colony listed first.
    • Wetonka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
      • Wetonka is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Leola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
      • Leola is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
    • Spring Creek Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Colony
      • Spring Creek Colony is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 268 people
    • Long Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Colony, with the one closest to Long Lake Colony listed first.
    • Pleasant Vally Development
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Vally Development have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vally Development
      • Pleasant Vally Development is located in Brown County
    • Westport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <2>
    • Gederos Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gederos Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gederos Estates
      • Gederos Estates is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 212 people
    • Barnard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aberdeen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
    • Ordway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
      • Ordway is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
    • Prairie Wood Village Addition
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
      • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
    • Melrose Addition
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Addition
      • Melrose Addition is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 221 people
    • Frederick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jobee Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobee Acres
      • Jobee Acres is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
    • Bath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bath Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
      • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
  • Edmunds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Colony, with the one closest to Long Lake Colony listed first.
    • Mina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
      • Mina is located in Edmunds County
      • Mina has also been known as:
      • Cortland
      • Cortlandt
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <2>
    • Craven Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
      • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
    • Craven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
      • Craven is located in Edmunds County
    • Ipswich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beebe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Powell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Edmunds County
    • Roscoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Edmunds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
  • Faulk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Colony, with the one closest to Long Lake Colony listed first.
    • Chelsea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Faulk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Cresbard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresbard
      • Cresbard is located in Faulk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresbard <2>
  • Spink County
    • Duxbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Spink County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 531 people
  • Dickey County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Lake Colony, with the one closest to Long Lake Colony listed first.
    • Forbes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <2>
    • Ellendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Long Lake Colony ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Lake Colony.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Long Lake Colony:

Cemeteries Near Long Lake Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Lake Colony.

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 Long Lake Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wetonka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetonka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetonka Cemetery
  • Pembrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembrook Cemetery
  • New Straasburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Strassburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strassburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strassburg Cemetery
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
  • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hyacinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hyacinth Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Ipswitch Southside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Westport Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westport Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Arena Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arena Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arena Valley Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery

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 Long Lake Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Lake Colony.

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

  • Leola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Leola is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
  • Mina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
    • Mina is located in Edmunds County
    • Mina has also been known as:
    • Cortland
    • Cortlandt
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <2>
  • Ipswich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Westport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <2>
  • Aberdeen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
  • Ordway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
    • Ordway is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
  • Frederick
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudolph
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Brown County
  • Powell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Edmunds County
  • Columbia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
  • Warner
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
    • Warner is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <2>
  • Bath
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plana
      • Plana is located in Brown County
    • Long Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Winship
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Winship is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Long Lake Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Lake Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6066, Longitude: -98.8195       In this case, the coordinates for Long Lake Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Long Lake Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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