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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 Pierpont (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 Pierpont. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Pierpont is located in Day 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 Day County: Brown, Clark, Codington, Grant, Marshall, Roberts & Spink.

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

  • Day County     (The home county of Pierpont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
    • Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
    • Holmquist
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Roslyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
      • Roslyn is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <1>
    • Butler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
      • Grenville is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <1>
    • Lily
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Crandall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Crandall is located in Day County
    • Waubay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
    • Groton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <1>
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Huffton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
      • Huffton is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
    • Ferney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Putney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
      • Putney is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
    • James
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Brown County
    • Tacoma Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
      • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
    • Verdon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
      • Verdon is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bath Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
      • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Houghton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
    • Crocker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bradley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
    • Langford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
      • Spain is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
    • Amherst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Britton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>
    • West Britton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Britton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
      • West Britton is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
    • Eden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
    • Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
    • Kidder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
      • Kidder is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Newark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Spink County
    • Conde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pierpont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierpont.

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

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

  • Homer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andover Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bergen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Skudesnes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skudesnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skudesnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Falnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Augustana Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augustana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Sweden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sweden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sweden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Free Mission Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pierpont had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pierpont had a population of 116 people.

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

  • Andover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Langford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
  • Groton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <1>
  • Spain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
    • Spain is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
  • Claremont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Huffton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
    • Huffton is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
  • Roslyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
    • Roslyn is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <1>
  • Ferney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Amherst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Butler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Putney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Putney is located in Brown County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • James
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Brown County
    • Britton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pierpont ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierpont.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pierpont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pierpont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pierpont.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Pierpont.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pierpont:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierpont. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pierpont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pierpont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4969, Longitude: -97.8315       In this case, the coordinates for Pierpont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Pierpont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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