Our Genealogy Helper

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 Maple Leaf (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 Maple Leaf. 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.

Maple Leaf is located in Corson 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 Corson County: Sioux (ND), Campbell, Dewey, Perkins, Walworth & Ziebach.

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

• Corson County     (The home county of Maple Leaf)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Leaf, with the one closest to Maple Leaf listed first.
  • McLaughlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLaughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin
    • McLaughlin is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLaughlin <2>
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Corson County
  • Bullhead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
    • Bullhead is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <2>
  • Mahto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahto
    • Mahto is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahto <2>
  • Little Eagle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
    • Little Eagle is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <2>
  • Jeffrey ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
    • Jeffrey is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 535 people
  • Kenel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • McIntosh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
  • Wakpala
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakpala
    • Wakpala is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakpala <2>
• Campbell County
  • Pollock
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
• Grant County (ND)
  • Shields
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Grant County (ND)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shields <2>
• Sioux County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Leaf, with the one closest to Maple Leaf listed first.
  • Selfridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfridge
    • Selfridge is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selfridge <2>
  • Fort Yates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
    • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>
  • Porcupine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
    • Porcupine is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porcupine <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Maple Leaf ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Leaf.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Leaf, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Leaf.

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 websites either 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 Maple Leaf:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Corson County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Campbell County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Grant County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sioux County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Corson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Cemeteries Near Maple Leaf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Leaf.

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

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

• St. Philomena Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
• Protestant Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
• Gayton Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayton Cemetery
• Reed Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
• Sitting Bull Burial Site
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • The Sitting Bull Burial Site has also been known as:
  • Sitting Bull Gravesite
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sitting Bull Burial Site
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
• St. Luke Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
• St. Lukes Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
• Long Hill Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hill Cemetery
• Sacred Heart Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 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
• St. Lukes Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
• Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • The Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin has also been known as:
  • Church of Assumption Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bonaventure 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 Maple Leaf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Leaf.

• Fort Yates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
  • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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