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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 Roscoe (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 Roscoe. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Roscoe is located in Edmunds 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 Edmunds County: Brown, Campbell, Faulk, McPherson, Potter, Spink & Walworth.

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

  • Edmunds County     (The home county of Roscoe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
    • Beebe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Gretna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Edmunds County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
    • Hosmer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyalton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
      • Loyalton is located in Edmunds County
    • Ipswich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bowdle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Powell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Edmunds County
    • Craven Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
      • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
    • Craven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
      • Craven is located in Edmunds County
    • Mina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
      • Mina is located in Edmunds County
      • Mina has also been known as:
      • Cortland
      • Cortlandt
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <2>
  • Faulk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
    • Onaka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Millard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
      • Millard is located in Faulk County
    • Wecota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cresbard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresbard
      • Cresbard is located in Faulk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresbard <2>
    • Seneca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Faulkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • McPherson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
    • Hillsview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
      • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Leola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
      • Leola is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
    • Eureka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Lake Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Colony
      • Long Lake Colony is located in McPherson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 332 people
    • Long Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Wetonka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
      • Wetonka is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
    • Tolstoy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walworth County
    • Java
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Java is located in Walworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Roscoe ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roscoe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Roscoe:

Cemeteries Near Roscoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roscoe.

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

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

  • Morningside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
  • Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hope Cemetery
    • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    • Huffnung's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffnung's Hope Lutheran Cemetery
  • Cloyd Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cloyd Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloyd Valley Cemetery
  • Loyalton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loyalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loyalton Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mohr Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohr Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Ipswitch Southside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...
    • Redeemer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Roscoe had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Roscoe had a population of 285 people.

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

  • Loyalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
    • Loyalton is located in Edmunds County
  • Hosmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ipswich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bowdle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Powell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Edmunds County
  • Hillsview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Millard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Millard is located in Faulk County
  • Hoven
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Leola
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Leola is located in McPherson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
  • Eureka
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burkmere
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkmere
    • Burkmere is located in Faulk County
  • Cresbard
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresbard
    • Cresbard is located in Faulk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresbard <2>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Seneca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
      • Mina is located in Edmunds County
      • Mina has also been known as:
      • Cortland
      • Cortlandt
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <2>
    • Long Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in McPherson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roscoe. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roscoe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roscoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4503, Longitude: -99.3354       In this case, the coordinates for Roscoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Roscoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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