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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 Raymond (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 Raymond. 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.

Raymond is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Beadle, Codington, Day, Hamlin, Kingsbury & Spink.

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

  • Clark County     (The home county of Raymond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
    • Clark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
    • Crocker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elrod
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Garden City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bradley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
    • Willow Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Success is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
  • Beadle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
    • Huron Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
    • Hitchcock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
    • Verdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Verdon is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Randolph is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Ferney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Codington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
    • Henry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
    • Crandall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Crandall is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Lily
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Butler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Hamlin County
    • Hazel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Kingsbury County
    • Bancroft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Spink County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
    • Doland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Turton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Conde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • LaDelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
    • Frankfort
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Spink Colony
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spink Colony is located in Spink County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 155 people
    • Brentford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Redfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Tulare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Raymond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raymond.

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

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

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

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prairie Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Logan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Doland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Darlington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roe Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Doland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97474 <3>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • West Merton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Raymond had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Raymond had a population of 55 people.

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

  • Doland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Merton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Merton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Clark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Julian ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Julian is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Turton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlton ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Elrod
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Garden City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • LaDelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • LaDelle is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
  • Conde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Lily
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Pitrodie ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Pitrodie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitrodie
      • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people

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

Newspapers Published in Raymond ...

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 Raymond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raymond, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raymond.

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 either 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 Raymond:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Raymond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.