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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 Newell (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 Newell. 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.

Newell is located in Butte 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 Butte County: Carter (MT), Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins & Crook (WY).

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

  • Butte County     (The home county of Newell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newell, with the one closest to Newell listed first.
    • Vale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nisland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
      • Nisland is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <1>
    • Fruitdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <1>
    • Castle Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Butte County
    • Belle Fourche
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
      • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <1>
    • Hoover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
      • Hoover is located in Butte County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newell, with the one closest to Newell listed first.
    • Saint Onge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crook City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
      • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
    • Centennial City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
      • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
    • Spearfish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
      • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <1>
    • Deadwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Spearfish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Galena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Central City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Lead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <1>
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newell, with the one closest to Newell listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Tilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
    • Fairpoint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
      • Fairpoint is located in Meade County

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

Cemeteries Near Newell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newell.

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

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

  • Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beals Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beals Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beals Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the east of Vale.
    • The Beals Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Vale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1305736 <4>
  • Vale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snoma Finnish Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Dane Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnesota Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnesota Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnesota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Onge Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crook City Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook City Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crook City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <4>
  • Bear Butte Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ft. Meade National Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Meade National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Slope Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Vale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Empire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Butte County
  • Snoma ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoma
    • Snoma is located in Butte County
  • Saint Onge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitewood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crook City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
    • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
  • Sturgis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Belle Fourche
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
    • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <1>
  • Spearfish
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <1>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Deadwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Tilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
    • Central City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Terraville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
      • Terraville is located in Lawrence County
    • Pluma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
      • Pluma is located in Lawrence County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newell ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Newell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Newell:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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>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- Newell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7153, Longitude: -103.4182       In this case, the coordinates for Newell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Newell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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