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Our Genealogy Helper

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 North Shore (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 North Shore. 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.

Name Variations for North Shore ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Shore: N. Shore

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Shore. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Shore.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

North Shore is located in Codington County.

To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Codington County: Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant & Hamlin.

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

  • Codington County     (The home county of North Shore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Rauville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
    • Watertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kampeska
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Florence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Waverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Appleby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Henry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Kranzburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wallace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Shore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Elrod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Naples
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Vienna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Success is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
    • Willow Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Waubay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lily
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Goodwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bemis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bemis is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Altamont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Tunerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
    • Clear Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Strandburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stockholm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • LaBolt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Twin Brooks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Kones Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
    • Hazel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Castlewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hayti
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stone Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Alsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
    • Lake Norden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dempster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
    • Bryant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Estelline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Shore, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.
    • Summit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ortley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near North Shore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Shore.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for North Shore - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Shore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kampeska Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Esterly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Maurice Esterly Blessed Sacrament Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • New Helgen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gautsch Child Grave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Lake Nicholson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Strange Graves
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Helgen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Kampeska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Watertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grover is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
  • Appleby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleby is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Waverly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Henry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
  • Hazel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kranzburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Castlewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Troy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • South Shore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elrod
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Goodwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Garden City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Naples
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people

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

Newspapers Published in North Shore ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Shore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Shore, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Shore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 North Shore:

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 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.
<3>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 North Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Shore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.