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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 Sisseton (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 Sisseton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sisseton is located in Roberts County and is the County Seat.

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 Roberts County: Big Stone (MN), Traverse (MN), Richland (ND), Day, Grant & Marshall.

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

  • Roberts County     (The home county of Sisseton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sisseton, with the one closest to Sisseton listed first.
    • Long Hollow Housing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow Housing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Goodwill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Peever
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Peever Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Claire City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claire City
      • Claire City is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claire City <2>
    • Hammer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
      • Hammer is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
    • Spring Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • New Effington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Effington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington
      • New Effington is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Effington <2>
    • Wilmot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <2>
    • Rosholt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <2>
    • Ortley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • South Dakota Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dakota Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
      • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sisseton, with the one closest to Sisseton listed first.
    • Grenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Roslyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
      • Roslyn is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <2>
    • Waubay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sisseton, with the one closest to Sisseton listed first.
    • Veblen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Eden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hillhead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Big Stone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sisseton, with the one closest to Sisseton listed first.
    • Beardsley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Graceville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
  • Traverse County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sisseton, with the one closest to Sisseton listed first.
    • Browns Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Wheaton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wheaton
      • From Sisseton to Wheaton
    • Collis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Dumont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Richland County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sisseton, with the one closest to Sisseton listed first.
    • Lidgerwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
      • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <2>
    • Hankinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Sisseton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sisseton.

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

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

  • Sisseton City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Concordia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Concordia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scandia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stavanger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavanger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stavanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Norway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peever Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zions Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zions Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zions Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Sisseton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sisseton.

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

  • Goodwill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Browns Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Beardsley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <2>
  • Roslyn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roslyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
    • Roslyn is located in Day County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <2>
  • Summit
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Barry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Waubay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Corona
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <2>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Stiles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Marvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Wheaton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wheaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wheaton
      • From Sisseton to Wheaton
    • Lidgerwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
      • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <2>
    • White Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • White Rock is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Hankinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sisseton ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sisseton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sisseton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sisseton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sisseton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Sisseton.

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 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 Sisseton:

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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>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.
<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>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 Sisseton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sisseton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sisseton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6637, Longitude: -97.0496    









 

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