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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Orland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Orland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orland, please Contact Us.

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 Orland (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 Orland. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Orland is historic, it would have been located within present day Lake 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 Lake County: Brookings, Kingsbury, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha & Moody.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Orland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Prairie Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
    • Junius
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Junius is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peninsula Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
    • Winfred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wentworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rutland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Brookings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Sinai
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sinai is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <2>
    • Medary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Medary is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
    • Volga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Volga is located in Brookings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <2>
  • Hanson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Epiphany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Epiphany is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
    • Farmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmer is located in Hanson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Emery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsbury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Oldham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • McCook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Montrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Unityville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Unityville is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in McCook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Canistota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Spencer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgewater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Miner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Canova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Howard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Vilas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Vilas is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Roswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Roswell is located in Miner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
    • Fedora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Minnehaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Huntimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntimer is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntimer
      • Estimated population in 2014: 590 people
    • Colton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Humboldt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lyons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dell Rapids
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Baltic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Crooks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Pumpkin Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Ellis Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellis Corner is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Corner
      • Estimated population in 2014: 99 people
    • Renner Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
  • Moody County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
    • Colman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dyce ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dyce is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
    • Lone Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lone Tree is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
    • Sioux Falls Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
      • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
    • Egan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Trent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Flandreau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Turner County
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Orland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orland.

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 Orland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Montrose.
    • The Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ramsey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97431 <4>
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97665 <4>
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...

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.

Orland itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winfred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brant Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Wentworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Canova
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Colman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Howard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Humboldt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lyons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Orland ...

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 Orland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orland.

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 Orland:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Orland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 '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- Orland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.