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Nearest Communities to Merton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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 from Merton.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Merton is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Clark County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Beadle, Codington, Day, Hamlin, Kingsbury & Spink.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Merton. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Clark County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Merton (which is Clark 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 Merton

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

  • Clark County   (where Merton resides)
    • County Seat for Clark:   Clark
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
      • Keefton ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keefton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefton
        • Keefton is located in Clark County
      • Huron Colony
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Clark County
      • Carlton ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Clark County
      • Carpenter
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Raymond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
      • Clark
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitrodie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
        • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
      • Willow Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
        • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <5>
      • Julian ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Clark County
      • Elrod
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
        • Elrod is located in Clark County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
      • Melham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melham
        • Melham is located in Clark County
      • Naples
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
        • Naples is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
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        • Vienna
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
          • Vienna is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
        • Garden City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
          • Garden City is located in Clark County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
        • Success ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
          • Success is located in Clark County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
        • Gros ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gros have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros
          • Gros is located in Clark County
        • Lily ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
          • Lily is located in Clark County
        • Crocker
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Bradley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Beadle County
    • County Website:   www.beadlecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Beadle:   Huron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
      • Huron Colony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
      • Yale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Riverside Colony
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Colony
        • Riverside Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Sheffield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Beadle County
      • Cavour
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
        • Cavour is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <5>
      • Hitchcock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
        • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <5>
      • Pearl Creek Colony
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek Colony
        • Pearl Creek Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Broadland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
        • Broadland is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Codington County
    • County Website:   www.codington.org/
    • County Seat for Codington:   Watertown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
      • Henry
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • Henry is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
      • Grover
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
        • Grover is located in Codington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
      • Wallace
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Codington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
      • Kampeska
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
        • Kampeska is located in Codington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Day County
    • County Seat for Day:   Webster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
      • Crandall
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
        • Crandall is located in Day County
      • Lily
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
        • Lily is located in Day County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Hamlin County
  • Kingsbury County
    • County Seat for Kingsbury:   De Smet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
      • Bancroft
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Osceola
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
      • Fairview ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Kingsbury County
      • Iroquois
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iroquois have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
        • Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iroquois <5>
      • Manchester
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
      • Erwin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
        • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
      • De Smet
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spink County
    • County Seat for Spink:   Redfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
      • Clark Colony
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Colony
        • Clark Colony is located in Spink County
      • Hillside Colony
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
        • Hillside Colony is located in Spink County
      • Doland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • 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 <5>
      • Bloomfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Spink County
      • LaDelle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaDelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
        • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Glendale Colony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Colony
        • Glendale Colony is located in Spink County
      • Spink Colony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spink Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Turton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Frankfort
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Conde
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crandon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
        • Crandon is located in Spink County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Merton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7639, Longitude: -97.8615       In this case, the coordinates for Merton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Merton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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