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Nearest Communities to Mellette,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Mellette, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Mellette:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Mellette is located in Spink County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spink County: Beadle, Brown, Clark, Day, Edmunds, Faulk & Hand.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mellette. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Spink County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Mellette (which is Spink County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Mellette

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Spink County   (where Mellette resides)
    • County Seat for Spink:   Redfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mellette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mellette.
      • Northville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
        • Northville is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
      • Gallup
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
        • Gallup is located in Spink County
      • Duxbury
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Brentford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentford
        • Brentford is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentford <4>
      • Ashton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Athol
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
        • Athol is located in Spink County
      • Conde
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Redfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Turton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turton
        • Turton is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turton <4>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Frankfort
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Crandon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
          • Crandon is located in Spink County
        • Doland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doland
          • Doland is located in Spink County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doland <4>
        • Glendale Colony
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Colony
          • Glendale Colony is located in Spink County
        • Tulare
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
          • Tulare is located in Spink County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
        • Spink Colony
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spink Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink Colony
          • Spink Colony is located in Spink County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 155 people
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   www.brown.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Aberdeen
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mellette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mellette.
      • Mansfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Warner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Rudolph
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
        • Rudolph is located in Brown County
      • Stratford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
        • Stratford is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
      • Randolph
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Brown County
      • Nahon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahon
        • Nahon is located in Brown County
      • Verdon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
        • Verdon is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
      • Jobee Acres
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Melrose Addition
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Aberdeen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Bath Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
        • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
      • Harlin Addition
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlin Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlin Addition
        • Harlin Addition is located in Brown County
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Ferney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Bath
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Gederos Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gederos Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        • Prairie Wood Village Addition
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        • Richfield Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Heights
          • Richfield Heights is located in Brown County
        • Richmond Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
          • Richmond Heights is located in Brown County
        • Fisher Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Estates
          • Fisher Estates is located in Brown County
        • Pleasant Vally Development
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Vally Development have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vally Development
          • Pleasant Vally Development is located in Brown County
        • James
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
          • James is located in Brown County
        • Plana
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plana
          • Plana is located in Brown County
        • Richmond Lake Heights Development
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Lake Heights Development have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Lake Heights Development
          • Richmond Lake Heights Development is located in Brown County
        • Richmond
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
          • Richmond is located in Brown County
        • Bieglers First Addition
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bieglers First Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieglers First Addition
          • Bieglers First Addition is located in Brown County
        • Groton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
          • Groton is located in Brown County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
        • Ordway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        • Tacoma Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
          • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
  • Clark County
  • Day County
  • Edmunds County
    • County Seat for Edmunds:   Ipswich
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mellette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mellette.
      • Mina
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • 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 <4>
      • Powell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
        • Powell is located in Edmunds County
      • Craven
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
        • Craven is located in Edmunds County
      • Craven Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
        • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
  • Faulk County
    • County Seat for Faulk:   Faulkton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mellette   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mellette.
      • Chelsea
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Devoe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Zell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
        • Zell is located in Faulk County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
      • Cresbard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Rockham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockham
        • Rockham is located in Faulk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockham <4>
      • Miranda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
        • Miranda is located in Faulk County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
      • Wecota
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mellette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mellette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1539, Longitude: -98.4984       In this case, the coordinates for Mellette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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