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Nearest Communities to Ola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 south.

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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ola.<1>

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

Ola is located in Brule County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brule County: Aurora, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Gregory, Jerauld & Lyman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 27 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ola. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Brule County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ola (which is Brule 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 Ola

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

  • Brule County   (where Ola resides)
    • County Seat for Brule:   Chamberlain
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ola.
      • Grandview
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Grandview is located in Brule County
      • Eagle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
        • Eagle is located in Brule County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
      • Bijou Hills
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
        • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
      • Pukwana
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
        • Pukwana is located in Brule County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <4>
      • Chamberlain
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
        • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <4>
      • Kimball
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Grove Colony
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Colony
        • Cedar Grove Colony is located in Brule County
      • Grosse
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse
        • Grosse is located in Brule County
      • Lyonville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
        • Lyonville is located in Brule County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
  • Aurora County
  • Buffalo County
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Gann Valley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ola.
      • Crow Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
        • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
      • Shelby
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
        • Shelby is located in Buffalo County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
  • Charles Mix County
    • County Seat for Charles Mix:   Lake Andes
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ola.
      • Platte Colony
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
        • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
      • Academy
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
        • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
      • Platte
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
        • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <4>
      • Bovee
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovee
        • Bovee is located in Charles Mix County
  • Douglas County
  • Gregory County
    • County Seat for Gregory:   Burke
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ola.
      • Dixon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
        • Dixon is located in Gregory County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 118 people
      • Lucas
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
        • Lucas is located in Gregory County
      • Gregory
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
        • Gregory is located in Gregory County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <4>
      • Burke
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
        • Burke is located in Gregory County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <4>
      • Dallas
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
        • Dallas is located in Gregory County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
  • Lyman County
    • County Seat for Lyman:   Kennebec
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ola.
      • Iona
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Oacoma
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
        • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <4>
      • East Lyman
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
        • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
      • Reliance
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
        • Reliance is located in Lyman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
  • Tripp County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6005, Longitude: -99.2112       In this case, the coordinates for Ola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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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