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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 Skyline Heights (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 Skyline Heights. 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 Skyline Heights ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Skyline Heights: Skyline Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Skyline Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Skyline Heights.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Skyline Heights is located in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County: Lyon (IA), Rock (MN), Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Moody & Turner.

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

  • Minnehaha County     (The home county of Skyline Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Meadow View Addition
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadow View Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Renner Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Renner Corner is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner Corner
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 305 people
    • Renner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Norton Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Norton Acres is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 342 people
    • Ellis Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ellis Corner is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Corner
      • Estimated population in 2014: 99 people
    • Crooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <1>
    • Sioux Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Webster Grove Addition
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Webster Grove Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Grove Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 156 people
    • Hayward Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hayward Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
    • Silver Valley Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Valley Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 112 people
    • West Acres Development
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Acres Development is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Acres Development
      • Estimated population in 2014: 180 people
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Pine Lakes Addition
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lakes Addition is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lakes Addition
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 314 people
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
    • Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
    • Peninsula Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
    • Wentworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Shindler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
    • Tea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tea is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <1>
    • Harrisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lennox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Worthing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Canton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McCook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Canistota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Moody County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Trent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lone Tree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lone Tree is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
    • Sioux Falls Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
      • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
    • Colman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Egan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Chancellor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Parker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Klondike
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Klondike is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Larchwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Beloit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
    • Lester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Inwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pipestone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
    • Jasper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Ihlen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <1>
  • Rock County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skyline Heights, with the one closest to Skyline Heights listed first.
    • Manley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Beaver Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Bruce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Steen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Steen is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Luverne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ash Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ash Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
    • Hardwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Skyline Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skyline Heights.

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 Skyline Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Berg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnehaha Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hills of Rest Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hartford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • St. George Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Ellis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Sioux Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Sioux Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
  • Brandon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Corson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Corson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corson
  • Lyons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Shindler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shindler is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shindler
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 584 people
  • Baltic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <1>
  • Rowena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Granite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Valley Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Benclare
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
    • Booge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Booge is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booge

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

Newspapers Published in Skyline Heights ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skyline Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skyline Heights, 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 Skyline Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Skyline Heights:

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 Skyline Heights, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skyline Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.