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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 Victoria (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 Victoria. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Victoria is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Butte, Meade, Pennington, Crook (WY) & Weston (WY).

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

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Victoria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Maurice
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Maurice is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Carbonate ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Preston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
    • Ragged Top ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
      • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
    • Savoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Trojan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
      • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Central City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Central City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • North Spearfish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
    • Spearfish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lead is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <1>
    • Tinton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Tinton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
  • Butte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Belle Fourche
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fruitdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nisland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tilford is located in Meade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Piedmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Rochford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Myersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Myersville is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
    • Mystic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mystic is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Canyon City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
    • Pactola ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pactola is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
    • Redfern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Redfern is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
  • Crook County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Beulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moskee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moskee is located in Crook County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
    • Aladdin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sundance
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Weston County (WY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Victoria, with the one closest to Victoria listed first.
    • Horton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton is located in Weston County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Four Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Victoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Victoria.

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

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

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

  • Preston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Carbonate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Gulch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Lead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967595 <2>
  • South Lead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Seth Bullock Grave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Ward Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Lead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <1>
  • Terraville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Terraville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
  • Central City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Central City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Spearfish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pluma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pluma is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
  • Deadwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Englewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Englewood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Brownsville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Galena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Crook City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saint Onge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beulah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Victoria ...

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 Victoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Victoria, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Victoria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Victoria:

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>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.
<3>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 Victoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Victoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.