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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 Mission (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 Mission. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Mission is located in Todd 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 Todd County: Cherry (NE), Bennett, Mellette & Tripp.

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

  • Todd County     (The home county of Mission)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission, with the one closest to Mission listed first.
    • Antelope
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Todd County
    • White Horse
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
      • White Horse is located in Todd County
    • Rosebud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Soldier Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Creek
      • Soldier Creek is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 227 people
    • Olsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsonville
      • Olsonville is located in Todd County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
    • Two Strike
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
      • Two Strike is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
    • Hidden Timber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
      • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
    • Okreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Todd County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 799 people
    • Saint Francis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parmelee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Littleburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleburg
      • Littleburg is located in Todd County
    • Spring Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Todd County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
  • Jones County
    • Westover ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
  • Mellette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission, with the one closest to Mission listed first.
    • Wood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
      • Wood is located in Mellette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <2>
    • White River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
      • White River is located in Mellette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <2>
    • Mosher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosher
      • Mosher is located in Mellette County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
    • Norris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission, with the one closest to Mission listed first.
    • Carter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Keyapaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyapaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyapaha
      • Keyapaha is located in Tripp County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21 people
    • New Witten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Witten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Witten
      • New Witten is located in Tripp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Witten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witten
      • Witten is located in Tripp County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witten <2>
  • Cherry County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission, with the one closest to Mission listed first.
    • Crookston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kilgore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Cherry County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <2>
    • Valentine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mission ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mission. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mission and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mission.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Mission.

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 helpful 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 Mission:

Cemeteries Near Mission ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mission.

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

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

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Zions Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Indian Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Mission Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spotted Tail Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spotted Tail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spotted Tail Cemetery
  • Body of Christ Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Body of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Body of Christ Cemetery
  • Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ring Thunder Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Salt Camp Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Camp Cemetery
  • Mediator Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mediator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mediator Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • St. Marys Garden Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Garden Cemetery
    • Ironwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ironwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironwood Cemetery
    • Pure Water Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pure Water Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pure Water 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.<5>

While we didn't find Mission in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mission.

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

  • Rosebud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crookston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Kilgore
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Kilgore is located in Cherry County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <2>

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

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

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mission. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3059, Longitude: -100.6585    
<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 Mission, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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