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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 Vedin Corner (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 Vedin Corner. 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 Vedin Corner ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Vedin Corner: Vedin Cor. (or less commonly used: Vedin Crn.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Vedin Corner is located in Yankton 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 Yankton County: Cedar (NE), Knox (NE), Bon Homme, Clay, Hutchinson & Turner.

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

  • Yankton County     (The home county of Vedin Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Midway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Mayfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
    • Jamesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
    • Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valleyview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Valleyview is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
    • Lesterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mission Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Volin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yankton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
    • Oak Hills Addition
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
      • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
    • Gayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bon Homme County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Tabor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
    • Scotland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tyndall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kingsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
      • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Wakonda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Westreville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westreville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
    • Lodi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lodi is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
    • Riverside ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Meckling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Komstad ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Komstad is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
    • Hub City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
  • Hutchinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Menno
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <1>
    • Olivet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
    • Kaylor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Tschetter Colony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tschetter Colony is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Colony
      • Estimated population in 2014: 80 people
    • Tripp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <1>
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Irene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Viborg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hooker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hooker is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hurley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dolton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dolton is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Chancellor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Aten
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
    • Saint Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Constance
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Constance is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Bow Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
    • Fordyce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wynot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wynot is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynot <1>
  • Knox County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vedin Corner, with the one closest to Vedin Corner listed first.
    • Crofton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Santee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Tewsville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tewsville is located in Knox County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tewsville
    • Lindy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lindy is located in Knox County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindy

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

Cemeteries Near Vedin Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vedin Corner.

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 Vedin Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of Yankton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321631 <3>
  • Voll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Walshtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Klasi Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south of Freeman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97830 <3>
  • Ogstad Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beadleston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bang Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Ulmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Mayfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
  • Utica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lesterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Volin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Menno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <1>
  • Yankton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lakeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeport is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Wakonda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tabor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <1>
  • Aten
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Aten is located in Cedar County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aten
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Scotland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Olivet
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Vedin Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vedin Corner.

Newspapers Published in Vedin Corner ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vedin Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vedin Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vedin Corner.

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 helpful 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 Vedin Corner:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vedin Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Vedin Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.