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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 Rauville (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 Rauville. 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.

Rauville is located in Codington 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 Codington County: Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant & Hamlin.

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

  • Codington County     (The home county of Rauville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rauville, with the one closest to Rauville listed first.
    • Watertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kampeska
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Florence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Kranzburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Shore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Henry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Wallace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rauville, with the one closest to Rauville listed first.
    • Elrod
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Garden City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Naples
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Day County
    • Waubay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Deuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rauville, with the one closest to Rauville listed first.
    • Goodwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bemis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bemis is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Tunerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
    • Altamont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Clear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moritz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Moritz is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
      • Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rauville, with the one closest to Rauville listed first.
    • Strandburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stockholm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • LaBolt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Marvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Revillo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Albee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Albee is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Milbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rauville, with the one closest to Rauville listed first.
    • Thomas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Kones Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
    • Castlewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hazel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dempster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
    • Stone Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
      • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
    • Alsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Alsville is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
    • Lake Norden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Estelline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Roberts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rauville, with the one closest to Rauville listed first.
    • Summit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ortley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Corona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Rauville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rauville.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mother of God Monastery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jellis Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
  • Berger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Esterly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Maurice Esterly Blessed Sacrament Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Schneider's Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (93 more) ...
    • Klix Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kampeska Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spooner Children Graves
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Rauville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rauville.

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

  • Watertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kampeska
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Appleby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Appleby is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Kranzburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Troy is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • South Shore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grover is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
  • Goodwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bemis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bemis is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
  • Strandburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Henry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Castlewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hazel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • LaBolt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Rauville ...

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 Rauville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rauville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rauville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Rauville:

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 Rauville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rauville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.