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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 Norton Acres (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 Norton Acres. 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 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.

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 west 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.

Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County: Lyon (IA), Rock (MN), Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Moody & Turner.

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

  • Minnehaha County     (The home county of Norton Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Meadow View Addition
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Sioux Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Lakes Addition
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
    • Renner Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
    • Renner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Split Rock Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
    • Hayward Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Silver Valley Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
    • Webster Grove Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Webster Grove Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Grove Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 156 people
    • Brandon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellis Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellis Corner is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Corner
      • Estimated population in 2014: 99 people
    • Crooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <1>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Peninsula Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Shindler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tea is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <1>
    • Worthing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lennox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
  • McCook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Montrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Canistota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Moody County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Trent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lone Tree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lone Tree is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
    • Sioux Falls Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
      • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
    • Colman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Egan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Chancellor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hurley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hooker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooker is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Larchwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Klondike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Lester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Beloit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Inwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pipestone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
    • Jasper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Ihlen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <1>
  • Rock County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norton Acres, with the one closest to Norton Acres listed first.
    • Manley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Bruce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Beaver Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <1>
    • Steen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Ash Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
    • Luverne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hardwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanaranzi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Norton Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norton Acres.

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 Norton Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Minnehaha Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hills of Rest Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Berg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Beaver Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tea Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Norton Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norton Acres.

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

  • Sioux Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Sioux Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ellis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Shindler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
  • Corson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • Rowena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Granite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Valley Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Benclare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hartford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Baltic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <1>
    • Manley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley

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

Newspapers Published in Norton Acres ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norton Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norton Acres, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norton Acres.

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 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 Norton Acres:

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 Norton Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Norton Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.