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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 Lyonville (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 Lyonville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Lyonville is located in Brule 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 Brule County: Aurora, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Gregory, Jerauld & Lyman.

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

  • Brule County     (The home county of Lyonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyonville, with the one closest to Lyonville listed first.
    • Kimball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pukwana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
      • Pukwana is located in Brule County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <1>
    • Chamberlain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
      • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <1>
    • Eagle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
      • Eagle is located in Brule County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
    • Ola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Brule County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Aurora County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyonville, with the one closest to Lyonville listed first.
    • White Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Aurora County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <1>
    • Plankinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Storla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storla
      • Storla is located in Aurora County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6 people
    • Aurora Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
      • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
  • Buffalo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyonville, with the one closest to Lyonville listed first.
    • Gann Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Shelby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Buffalo County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
    • Fort Thompson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thompson
      • Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thompson <1>
  • Charles Mix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyonville, with the one closest to Lyonville listed first.
    • Academy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
      • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
    • Platte Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
      • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Hand County
    • Ames
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Hand County
  • Jerauld County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyonville, with the one closest to Lyonville listed first.
    • Crow Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
      • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
    • Wessington Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Jerauld County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
  • Lyman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyonville, with the one closest to Lyonville listed first.
    • Oacoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
      • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <1>
    • East Lyman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
      • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lyonville ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyonville.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lyonville:

Cemeteries Near Lyonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyonville.

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

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

  • Vega Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vega Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • St. Margarets Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Community Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Crow Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Creek Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Bullis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullis Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Eagle Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle 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 Lyonville had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Lyonville had a population of 49 people.

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

  • Kimball
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gann Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pukwana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
    • Pukwana is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <1>
  • Crow Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
    • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
  • Crow Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • White Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Aurora County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <1>
  • Chamberlain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <1>
  • Oacoma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
    • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <1>
  • Eagle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Brule County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Brule County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
    • Wessington Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bijou Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
      • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
    • Plankinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ames
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Hand County

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

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

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

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 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Lyonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8778, Longitude: -98.9707       In this case, the coordinates for Lyonville 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 Lyonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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