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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 Shindler (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 Shindler. 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 northwest 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 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.

Shindler is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Lyon (IA), Sioux (IA), Clay, Minnehaha, Turner & Union.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Shindler)
  • Clay County
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Glenwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
  • Minnehaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shindler, with the one closest to Shindler listed first.
    • Split Rock Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
    • Pine Lakes Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
    • Rowena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sioux Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Norton Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
    • Brandon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayward Addition
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Silver Valley Addition
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
    • Webster Grove Addition
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Webster Grove Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Grove Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 156 people
    • Meadow View Addition
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Valley Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • El Rancho Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • El Rancho Acres is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 27 people
  • Moody County
    • Trent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Turner County
  • Union County
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shindler, with the one closest to Shindler listed first.
    • Klondike
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Larchwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beloit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Inwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Alvord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Rapids
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Doon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Doon is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <1>
    • Edna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sioux County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shindler, with the one closest to Shindler listed first.
    • Rock Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pipestone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shindler, with the one closest to Shindler listed first.
    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
    • Jasper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shindler, with the one closest to Shindler listed first.
    • Bruce
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Manley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hills is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <1>
    • Beaver Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Steen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ash Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Luverne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanaranzi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hardwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Shindler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shindler.

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

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shindler had a post office and railroad service. In 2010, Shindler had a population of 584 people.

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

  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • East Sioux Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
  • Rowena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sioux Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Benclare
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Larchwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Corson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • Ellis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Worthing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Shindler ...

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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shindler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shindler, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shindler.

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 Shindler:

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>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.
<3>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 Shindler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Shindler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.