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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 Troy (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 Troy. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Troy 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 Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:

  • Grant County     (The home county of Troy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Strandburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stockholm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • LaBolt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Twin Brooks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Revillo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Albee
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Milbank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Stone City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Codington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • South Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kranzburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rauville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
    • Watertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Appleby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Kampeska
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Wallace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Day County
    • Waubay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Goodwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tunerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
    • Bemis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bemis is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Altamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Moritz
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Castlewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Kones Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Dempster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dempster is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
  • Roberts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wilmot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hartford Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Ortley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Dakota Park
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Shady Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
    • Spring Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
  • Big Stone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Ortonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Odessa is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <1>
  • Lac qui Parle County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
    • Nassau
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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

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

Cemeteries Near Troy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.

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 Troy - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Troy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stockholm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jellis Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Larson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • LaBolt Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Schneider's Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Spooner Children Graves
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Klix Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Troy had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Strandburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • LaBolt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kranzburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goodwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Brooks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bemis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bemis is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
  • Revillo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Watertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Albee
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Altamont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Altamont is located in Deuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Appleby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Troy ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Troy:

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 Troy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.