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 Victor (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 Victor. 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 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.
Victor is located in Roberts 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 Roberts County: Big Stone (MN), Traverse (MN), Richland (ND), Day, Grant & Marshall.
Below are the counties that are near Victor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Victor:
- Roberts County (The home county of Victor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Rosholt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Effington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hammer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Claire City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sisseton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow Housing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
- Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
- Peever
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodwill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Peever Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Spring Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Veblen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Hillhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Stone County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Beardsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Graceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County (MN)
- Norcross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norcross is located in Grant County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Traverse County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Wheaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Collis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Tintah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Charlesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Wilkin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Childs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Tenney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Doran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Nashua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Breckenridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Hankinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oswald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Great Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lidgerwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mantador
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Mooreton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wahpeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dwight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dwight is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Wyndmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Cayuga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Victor, see our County-by-County Page for Victor.
Cemeteries Near Victor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victor.
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 Victor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Victor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Brandvold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Effington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Nicholaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tyson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Effington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zions Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scandia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Victor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Victor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Victor, with the one closest to Victor listed first.
- White Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Hankinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oswald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Sonora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Wheaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stiles is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Browns Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Childs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Great Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lidgerwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tenney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beardsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Victor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Victor.
Newspapers Published in Victor ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Victor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victor, 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 Victor.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Victor:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Roberts County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Big Stone County
- Grant County
- Traverse County
- Wilkin County
- Richland County
- Sargent 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> | 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- Victor) 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 Victor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |