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 Wagner (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 Wagner. 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.
Wagner is located in Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County: Boyd (NE), Knox (NE), Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Douglas, Gregory & Hutchinson.
Below are the counties that are near Wagner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wagner:
- Charles Mix County (The home county of Wagner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Dante
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Dante is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <2>
- Ravinia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Ravinia is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravinia <2>
- Marty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Pickstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Andes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
- Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <2>
- Geddes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
- Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <2>
- Bon Homme County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Perkins is located in Bon Homme County
- Kingsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County
- Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
- Tyndall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Delmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Delmont is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>
- Armour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Armour is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <2>
- Douglas City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Douglas City is located in Douglas County
- Corsica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Corsica is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <2>
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
- Hillside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Douglas County
- Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
- New Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joubert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- Gregory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Fort Randall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Randall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Randall
- Fort Randall is located in Gregory County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,135 people
- East Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
- East Gregory is located in Gregory County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hutchinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Tripp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Gross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Monowi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
- Monowi is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Lynch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Butte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holt County (NE)
- Redbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Redbird is located in Holt County (NE)
- Knox County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Verdel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
- Verdel is located in Knox County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Pishelville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pishelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
- Pishelville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Niobrara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dukeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Dukeville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Santee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
- Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wagner, see our County-by-County Page for Wagner.
Cemeteries Near Wagner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wagner.
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 Wagner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lake Andes Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- United Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Fellowship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Fellowship Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Salem Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Salem Reformed Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Wagner.
- The New Salem Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97298 <4>
- Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ft. Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Weslyan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weslyan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weslyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- First German Baptist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First German Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Trinity Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hollow Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lake View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Wagner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wagner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wagner, with the one closest to Wagner listed first.
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Delmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Delmont is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <2>
- Armour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Armour is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <2>
- Lynch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tripp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyndall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Douglas County
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pishelville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pishelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
- Pishelville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Paddock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)
- Niobrara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wagner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wagner.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wagner ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wagner.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wagner. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wagner and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wagner.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Wagner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wagner:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Charles Mix County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bon Homme County
- Douglas County
- Gregory County
- Hutchinson County
- Boyd County
- Holt County
- Knox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wagner: www.wagnersd.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wagner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wagner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0780, Longitude: -98.3020 In this case, the coordinates for Wagner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Wagner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |