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 Stockholm (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 Stockholm. 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 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.
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.
Stockholm is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Big Stone (MN), Lac qui Parle (MN), Codington, Day, Deuel & Roberts.
Below are the counties that are near Stockholm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stockholm:
- Grant County (The home county of Stockholm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Strandburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaBolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Revillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Codington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- South Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kranzburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rauville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rauville is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
- Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Appleby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Appleby is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kampeska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kampeska is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
- Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
- Grover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
- Day County
- Waubay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunerville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Bemis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Moritz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Clear Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Castlewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kones Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
- Roberts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Corona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- South Dakota Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Ortley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
- Peever Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Big Stone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Ortonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Nassau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Bellingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stockholm, see our County-by-County Page for Stockholm.
Cemeteries Near Stockholm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stockholm.
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 Stockholm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stockholm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Stockholm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- LaBolt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Vernon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eub Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antelope Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jellis Grave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Larson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Cloud Abbey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alban Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Stockholm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stockholm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stockholm, with the one closest to Stockholm listed first.
- Strandburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- LaBolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Revillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kranzburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nassau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Bemis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Altamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stockholm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stockholm.
Newspapers Published in Stockholm ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockholm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stockholm, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stockholm.
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 Stockholm:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Codington County
- Day County
- Deuel County
- Hamlin County
- Roberts County
- Big Stone County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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> | 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 Stockholm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Stockholm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |