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Nearest Communities to Roslyn,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Roslyn, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Roslyn:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Roslyn.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Roslyn is located in Day County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Day County: Brown, Clark, Codington, Grant, Marshall, Roberts & Spink.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 38 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Roslyn. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Day County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Roslyn (which is Day County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Roslyn

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Day County   (where Roslyn resides)
    • County Seat for Day:   Webster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roslyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roslyn.
      • Grenville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
        • Grenville is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <4>
      • Webster
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Holmquist
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
        • Holmquist is located in Day County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
      • Waubay
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bristol
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Bristol is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
      • Pierpont
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierpont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
        • Pierpont is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierpont <4>
      • Butler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
        • Butler is located in Day County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Andover
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lily
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
        • Lily is located in Day County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   www.brown.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Aberdeen
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roslyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roslyn.
      • Claremont
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Groton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
        • Groton is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
      • Huffton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
        • Huffton is located in Brown County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
  • Clark County
    • County Seat for Clark:   Clark
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roslyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roslyn.
      • Frisby ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisby
        • Frisby is located in Clark County
      • Bradley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Crocker
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Codington County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Britton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roslyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roslyn.
      • Eden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Eden is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
      • Lake City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
        • Lake City is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
      • Langford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spain
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
        • Spain is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
      • Hillhead
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
        • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
      • Britton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
        • Britton is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <4>
      • Amherst
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Britton ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Britton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
        • West Britton is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
      • Veblen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
        • Veblen is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <4>
      • Kidder
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
        • Kidder is located in Marshall County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
      • Marlow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
        • Marlow is located in Marshall County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
  • Roberts County
    • County Seat for Roberts:   Sisseton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roslyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roslyn.
      • Rudebusch Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudebusch Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudebusch Corner
        • Rudebusch Corner is located in Roberts County
      • Ortley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
        • Ortley is located in Roberts County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <4>
      • Valley View Estates
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Estates
        • Valley View Estates is located in Roberts County
      • Goodwill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
        • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
      • Spring Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
        • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
      • Long Hollow Housing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow Housing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
        • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
      • Sisseton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Roberts County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
      • Peever Flats
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
        • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
      • Peever
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dahlberg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlberg
        • Dahlberg is located in Roberts County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roslyn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roslyn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4966, Longitude: -97.4937       In this case, the coordinates for Roslyn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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