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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 Thatcher (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 Thatcher. 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.

Thatcher is located in Dewey County.

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 Dewey County: Corson, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Walworth & Ziebach.

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

  • Dewey County     (The home county of Thatcher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thatcher, with the one closest to Thatcher listed first.
    • Ridgeview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
      • Ridgeview is located in Dewey County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeview <2>
    • Parade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Butte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
      • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <2>
    • North Eagle Butte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
      • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
    • La Plant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
      • La Plant is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
    • Whitehorse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
      • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <2>
    • Green Grass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
      • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
    • Virginia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Dewey County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 261 people
    • Lantry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Marksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Dewey County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 771 people
    • Glencross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Timber Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Potter County
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Potter County
  • Stanley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thatcher, with the one closest to Thatcher listed first.
    • Orton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orton
      • Orton is located in Stanley County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 66 people
    • Mission Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Thatcher ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thatcher.

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

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 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 Thatcher:

Cemeteries Near Thatcher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thatcher.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • On-a-Tree Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the On-a-Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the On-a-Tree Cemetery
  • Rushs Enemy Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushs Enemy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushs Enemy Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Episcopal Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Butte Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Butte Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
  • Green Grass Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grass Cemetery
  • Rousseau Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rousseau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rousseau Cemetery
  • Walking Horse Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walking Horse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walking Horse Cemetery
  • Lindsay Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery
  • Mission Ridge Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lantry Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantry Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery

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

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thatcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thatcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0219, Longitude: -100.9276       In this case, the coordinates for Thatcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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