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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 Ravinia (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 Ravinia. 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 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.

Ravinia is located in Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County: Boyd (NE), Knox (NE), Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Douglas, Gregory & Hutchinson.

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

  • Charles Mix County     (The home county of Ravinia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Lake Andes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
      • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <2>
    • Wagner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
      • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <2>
    • Pickstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <2>
    • Dante
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
      • Dante is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <2>
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
    • Geddes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
      • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <2>
    • Platte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
      • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <2>
  • Aurora County
    • Aurora Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
      • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
  • Bon Homme County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Avon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Bon Homme County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
    • Perkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Bon Homme County
    • Kingsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
      • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
    • Tyndall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Armour
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <2>
    • Delmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
      • Delmont is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>
    • Douglas City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
    • Corsica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
      • Corsica is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <2>
    • Harrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
    • New Holland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Joubert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
      • Joubert is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • Hillside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Douglas County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
  • Gregory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Fort Randall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
      • Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
    • East Gregory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
      • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bonesteel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Hutchinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Tripp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
      • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <2>
    • Parkston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kaylor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Boyd County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Gross
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Bristow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
      • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <2>
    • Monowi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
      • Monowi is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Spencer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
      • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <2>
  • Holt County (NE)
    • Redbird
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
      • Redbird is located in Holt County (NE)
  • Knox County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ravinia, with the one closest to Ravinia listed first.
    • Verdel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
      • Verdel is located in Knox County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
    • Pishelville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pishelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
      • Pishelville is located in Knox County (NE)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ravinia ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ravinia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ravinia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ravinia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ravinia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Ravinia.

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 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 Ravinia:

Cemeteries Near Ravinia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ravinia.

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

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

  • Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
  • East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ft. Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • West Lake Andes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lake Andes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lake Andes Cemetery
  • Cohee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cohee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cohee Cemetery
  • German Reform Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Reform Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Randall Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Valley Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Gross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Armour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <2>
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
  • Delmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Delmont is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>
  • Grandview ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Douglas County
  • Harrison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
  • Avon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Bon Homme County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
  • Bristow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Lynch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <2>
  • Spencer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Joubert
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Tripp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
      • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <2>
    • Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <2>
    • Paddock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or 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- Ravinia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ravinia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1361, Longitude: -98.4276       In this case, the coordinates for Ravinia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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 Ravinia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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