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 Pollock (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 Pollock. 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 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.

Pollock is located in Campbell 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 Campbell County: Emmons (ND), McIntosh (ND), Corson, McPherson & Walworth.

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

• Campbell County     (The home county of Pollock)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pollock, with the one closest to Pollock listed first.
  • Herreid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herreid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herreid
    • Herreid is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herreid <2>
  • Mound City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
  • Artas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artas
    • Artas is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
• Corson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pollock, with the one closest to Pollock listed first.
  • Kenel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • Jeffrey ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
    • Jeffrey is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 535 people
  • Mahto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahto
    • Mahto is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahto <2>
  • Wakpala
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakpala
    • Wakpala is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakpala <2>
  • McLaughlin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLaughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin
    • McLaughlin is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLaughlin <2>
  • Little Eagle
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
    • Little Eagle is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <2>
• McPherson County
  • Madra
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madra
    • Madra is located in McPherson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,126 people
• Walworth County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pollock, with the one closest to Pollock listed first.
  • Glenham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
    • Glenham is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenham <2>
  • Mobridge
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobridge
    • Mobridge is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobridge <2>
  • Sitka
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sitka is located in Walworth County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,473 people
  • Selby
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
    • Selby is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selby <2>
• Emmons County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pollock, with the one closest to Pollock listed first.
  • Westfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Emmons County (ND)
  • Hague
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <2>
  • Strasburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>
  • Linton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Linton is located in Emmons County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <2>
• McIntosh County (ND)
  • Zeeland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
    • Zeeland is located in McIntosh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <2>
• Sioux County (ND)
  • Fort Yates
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
    • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Pollock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pollock.

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

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

• Spring Valley Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• LaGrace Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrace Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Thomas Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Gale Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gale Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dale Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
  • The Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin has also been known as:
  • Church of Assumption Cemetery
• Kvarness Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kvarness Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kvarness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Lukes Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mad Bear Mission Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mad Bear Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fairview Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Herreid.
  • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Herreid City Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96991 <3>
• Hull Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Baptist Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mound City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freidens Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freidens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freidens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Pollock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pollock.

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

• Westfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Emmons County (ND)
• Hull
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Emmons County (ND)
• Mound City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
• Fort Yates
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
  • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pollock ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pollock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pollock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pollock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pollock.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Pollock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pollock:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Campbell County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Corson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • McPherson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Walworth County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Emmons County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • McIntosh County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sioux County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Campbell County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pollock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/