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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 Sharps Corner (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 Sharps Corner. 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 Sharps Corner ...

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 Sharps Corner: Sharps Cor. (or less commonly used: Sharps Crn.)

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 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 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.

Sharps Corner is located in Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County: Dawes (NE), Sheridan (NE), Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Jackson & Pennington.

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

  • Oglala Lakota County     (The home county of Sharps Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Corner, with the one closest to Sharps Corner listed first.
    • Rockyford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyford
      • Rockyford is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Porcupine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kyle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Manderson - White Horse Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manderson - White Horse Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson - White Horse Creek
      • Manderson - White Horse Creek is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Manderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wounded Knee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Denby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
      • Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County
    • Oglala
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Batesland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
      • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <1>
    • Pine Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Bennett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Corner, with the one closest to Sharps Corner listed first.
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Swett ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
      • Swett is located in Bennett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
    • Plenty Bears
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
      • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Jackson County
    • Potato Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
      • Potato Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharps Corner, with the one closest to Sharps Corner listed first.
    • Imlay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay
      • Imlay is located in Pennington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
    • Scenic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan County (NE)
    • Whiteclay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

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 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 Sharps Corner:

Cemeteries Near Sharps Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharps Corner.

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

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

  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
  • St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
  • Mediator Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mediator Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mediator Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • St. Julia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Holy Jumping Eagle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lamont Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Body of Christ Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Native American Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Native American Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
  • Native American Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery

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

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

The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/

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

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>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.
<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>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.




 

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