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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 Loyalton (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 Loyalton. 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 doctors and 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.

Loyalton is located in Edmunds 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 Edmunds County: Brown, Campbell, Faulk, McPherson, Potter, Spink & Walworth.

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

  • Edmunds County     (The home county of Loyalton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyalton, with the one closest to Loyalton listed first.
    • Beebe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Roscoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Powell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Edmunds County
    • Ipswich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gretna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Edmunds County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
    • Craven Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
      • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
    • Craven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
      • Craven is located in Edmunds County
    • Bowdle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hosmer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Faulk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyalton, with the one closest to Loyalton listed first.
    • Millard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Faulk County
    • Wecota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Onaka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cresbard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Faulkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Devoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe
      • Devoe is located in Faulk County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Miranda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
      • Miranda is located in Faulk County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
    • Chelsea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Orient
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • McPherson County
    • Hillsview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
      • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyalton, with the one closest to Loyalton listed first.
    • Tolstoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hoven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Loyalton ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyalton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Loyalton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Loyalton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Loyalton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Loyalton.

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 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 Loyalton:

Cemeteries Near Loyalton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loyalton.

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

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

  • Loyalton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loyalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyalton Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Millard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millard Cemetery
  • Myron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myron Cemetery
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
  • Cloyd Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cloyd Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloyd Valley Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Ipswitch Southside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Bass Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Loyalton had a population of 25 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Millard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Faulk County
  • Roscoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Powell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Edmunds County
  • Burkmere
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkmere
    • Burkmere is located in Faulk County
  • Ipswich
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Faulkton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cresbard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Seneca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowdle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hosmer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Devoe
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devoe
    • Devoe is located in Faulk County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
  • Hoven
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Miranda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
      • Miranda is located in Faulk County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
    • Mina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Lebanon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loyalton. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loyalton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loyalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2865, Longitude: -99.2795       In this case, the coordinates for Loyalton 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 Loyalton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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