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Nearest Communities to Spottswood,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Spottswood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Spottswood:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Spottswood.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Spottswood is located in Spink County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spink County: Beadle, Brown, Clark, Day, Edmunds, Faulk & Hand.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 38 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spottswood. Of these communities, 24 are located in counties other than Spink County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Spottswood (which is Spink County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Spottswood

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Spink County   (where Spottswood resides)
    • County Seat for Spink:   Redfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spottswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spottswood.
      • Tulare
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
        • Tulare is located in Spink County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <4>
      • Crandon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
        • Crandon is located in Spink County
      • Spink Colony
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spink Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink Colony
        • Spink Colony is located in Spink County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 155 people
      • Glendale Colony
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Colony
        • Glendale Colony is located in Spink County
      • Redfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Frankfort
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • LaDelle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaDelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaDelle
        • LaDelle is located in Spink County
      • Bloomfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Spink County
      • Hillside Colony
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
        • Hillside Colony is located in Spink County
      • Ashton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Athol
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
        • Athol is located in Spink County
      • Doland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clark Colony
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Colony
        • Clark Colony is located in Spink County
      • Gallup
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
        • Gallup is located in Spink County
  • Beadle County
    • County Website:   www.beadlecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Beadle:   Huron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spottswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spottswood.
      • Bonilla
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hitchcock
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
        • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
      • Broadland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Huron Colony
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
        • Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
      • Wolsey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
        • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <4>
      • Wessington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington
        • Wessington is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington <4>
      • James Valley Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Valley Junction
        • James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County
      • Riverside Colony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Colony
        • Riverside Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Huron
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Virgil
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
        • Virgil is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <4>
      • Morningside
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sheffield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Beadle County
      • Cavour
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
        • Cavour is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <4>
      • Yale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark County
  • Faulk County
    • County Seat for Faulk:   Faulkton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spottswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spottswood.
      • Zell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
        • Zell is located in Faulk County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
      • Rockham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockham
        • Rockham is located in Faulk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockham <4>
  • Hand County
    • County Seat for Hand:   Miller
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spottswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spottswood.
      • Burdette
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
        • Burdette is located in Hand County
      • Vayland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vayland
        • Vayland is located in Hand County
      • Saint Lawrence
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
        • Saint Lawrence is located in Hand County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Lawrence <4>
      • Florence ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Hand County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 374 people
      • Miller
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Polo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
        • Polo is located in Hand County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 227 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spottswood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spottswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6521, Longitude: -98.5056       In this case, the coordinates for Spottswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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