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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 Meckling (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 Meckling. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Meckling is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Cedar (NE), Dixon (NE), Lincoln, Turner, Union & Yankton.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Meckling)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Westreville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Westreville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
    • Vermillion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
    • Lodi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
    • Greenfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
    • Wakonda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
      • Wakonda is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <2>
    • Hub City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
    • Burbank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
    • Alsen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
      • Alsen is located in Clay County
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komstad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
  • Bon Homme County
    • Tabor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <2>
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Irene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <2>
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <2>
    • Viborg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hooker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Turner County
    • Spring Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
    • Hurley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Junction City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Spink
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
      • Spink is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
    • Nora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
    • Emmet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
      • Emmet is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
    • Beresford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
      • Beresford is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
      • Former name for Beresford:
      • Paris
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <2>
    • Elk Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
      • Elk Point is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <2>
    • Alcester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
  • Yankton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Gayville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Volin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
      • Volin is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <2>
    • Mission Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Valleyview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
      • Valleyview is located in Yankton County
    • Yankton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
      • Yankton is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <2>
    • Mayfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
    • Utica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
    • Fairview Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Oak Hills Addition
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Yankton County
    • Jamesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
    • Lesterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Yankton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <2>
  • Plymouth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Westfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <2>
    • Akron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <2>
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • Chatsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Cedar County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Wynot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
      • Wynot is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <2>
    • Saint Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <2>
    • Obert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
      • Obert is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Bow Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Fordyce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
    • Hartington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
      • Hartington is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <2>
    • Aten
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
      • Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Constance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
      • Constance is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Coleridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
      • Coleridge is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <2>
    • Laurel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
    • Belden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
      • Belden is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belden <2>
  • Dixon County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meckling, with the one closest to Meckling listed first.
    • Maskell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
      • Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Newcastle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Martinsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Ponca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
      • Ponca is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <2>
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
  • Knox County (NE)
    • Crofton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
      • Crofton is located in Knox County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Meckling ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meckling.

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

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 Meckling:

Cemeteries Near Meckling ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meckling.

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

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Meckling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meckling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meckling Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Danisi Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danisi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danisi Cemetery
  • Clay Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Creek Cemetery
  • Bluff Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Center Cemetery
  • Mortvedt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mortvedt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mortvedt Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gayville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayville Cemetery
  • Spirit Mound Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spirit Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spirit Mound Cemetery
  • South Lodi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Lodi Cemetery
  • St. Helena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Cemetery
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Wynot Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynot Cemetery
    • Bluff View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Meckling had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2014, Meckling had a population of 231 people.

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

  • Gayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint James
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Saint James is located in Cedar County (NE)
  • Vermillion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
  • Saint Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
    • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <2>
  • Clay Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
    • Clay Point is located in Clay County
  • Volin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
    • Volin is located in Yankton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volin <2>
  • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
    • Marshalltown is located in Clay County
  • Lodi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
  • Wakonda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
    • Wakonda is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <2>
  • Bow Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
    • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County (NE)
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    • Lime Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
      • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County (NE)
    • Dalesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
      • Dalesburg is located in Clay County
    • Burbank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

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 '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- Meckling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meckling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8420, Longitude: -97.0695    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Meckling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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