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 Pine Lakes Addition (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 Pine Lakes Addition. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Pine Lakes Addition 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 Pine Lakes Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Lakes Addition:
- Minnehaha County (The home county of Pine Lakes Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Split Rock Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norton Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
- Rowena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow View Addition
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Renner Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
- Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
- Renner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward Addition
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Valley Addition
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brant Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Shindler
(5 miles [8 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worthing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lennox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McCook County
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moody County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Trent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lone Tree
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Egan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Chancellor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lyon County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Klondike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Larchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Inwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alvord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Sioux County (IA)
- Rock Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles County (MN)
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pipestone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 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)
- Trosky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Manley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Steen
(18 miles [29 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Luverne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanaranzi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Lakes Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Lakes Addition.
Cemeteries Near Pine Lakes Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Lakes Addition.
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 Pine Lakes Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Lakes Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- Hills of Rest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Beaver Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (124 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Larchwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Pine Lakes Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Lakes Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Lakes Addition, with the one closest to Pine Lakes Addition listed first.
- East Sioux Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Brandon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shindler
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corson is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Benclare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Manley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Booge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Booge is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge
- Larchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Lakes Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Lakes Addition.
Newspapers Published in Pine Lakes Addition ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Lakes Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Lakes Addition, 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 Pine Lakes Addition.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pine Lakes Addition:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Minnehaha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Lincoln County
- McCook County
- Moody County
- Turner County
- Lyon County
- Sioux County
- Nobles County
- Pipestone County
- Rock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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 Pine Lakes Addition, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Lakes Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |