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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 Saint Onge (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 Saint Onge. 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.

Name Variations for Saint Onge ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Onge: St. Onge

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Saint Onge is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Butte, Meade, Pennington, Crook (WY) & Weston (WY).

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

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Saint Onge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Onge, with the one closest to Saint Onge listed first.
    • Whitewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
      • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <2>
    • Spearfish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
      • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <2>
    • Centennial City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
      • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
    • Crook City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
      • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
    • North Spearfish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Deadwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
    • Lead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <2>
    • Maurice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
      • Maurice is located in Lawrence County
    • Galena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Onge, with the one closest to Saint Onge listed first.
    • Fruitdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <2>
    • Belle Fourche
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
      • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <2>
    • Nisland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
      • Nisland is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <2>
    • Vale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Butte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Onge, with the one closest to Saint Onge listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
    • Piedmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Onge, with the one closest to Saint Onge listed first.
    • Rochford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Pennington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
    • Myersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
      • Myersville is located in Pennington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
  • Crook County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Onge, with the one closest to Saint Onge listed first.
    • Beulah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Aladdin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Moskee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moskee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
      • Moskee is located in Crook County (WY)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Saint Onge ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Onge.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Onge:

Cemeteries Near Saint Onge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Onge.

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

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

  • St. Onge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Dane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Snoma Finnish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snoma Finnish Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Crook City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crook City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <4>
  • Minnesota Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnesota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnesota Cemetery
  • Pine Slope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Seth Bullock Grave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seth Bullock Grave
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Onge had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Saint Onge had a population of 342 people.

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

  • Spearfish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <2>
  • Whitewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
    • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <2>
  • Snoma ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoma
    • Snoma is located in Butte County
  • Crook City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
    • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
  • Belle Fourche
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
    • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <2>
  • Deadwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
  • Central City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Terraville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terraville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
    • Terraville is located in Lawrence County
  • Lead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <2>
  • Pluma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
    • Pluma is located in Lawrence County
  • Sturgis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Galena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Vale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Englewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Englewood is located in Lawrence County
      • 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 Saint Onge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Onge.

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

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 '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- Saint Onge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Onge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5466, Longitude: -103.7219    
<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>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.
<6>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 Saint Onge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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