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 Walker (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 Walker. 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.

Walker is located in Corson 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 Corson County: Sioux (ND), Campbell, Dewey, Perkins, Walworth & Ziebach.

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

• Corson County     (The home county of Walker)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
  • Bullhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
    • Bullhead is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <2>
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
  • McLaughlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLaughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin
    • McLaughlin is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLaughlin <2>
  • Little Eagle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
    • Little Eagle is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <2>
  • Watauga
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
    • Watauga is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <2>
  • Mahto
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahto
    • Mahto is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahto <2>
  • Jeffrey ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
    • Jeffrey is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 535 people
  • Kenel
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • Morristown
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
• Grant County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
  • Shields
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Grant County (ND)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shields <2>
  • Saint Gertrude
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
    • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County (ND)
• Sioux County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
  • Selfridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfridge
    • Selfridge is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selfridge <2>
  • Porcupine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
    • Porcupine is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porcupine <2>
  • Fort Yates
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
    • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Walker ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walker, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Walker:

• Websites specific to South Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Pages specific to Corson County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Grant County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sioux County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Corson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota

Cemeteries Near Walker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker.

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 Walker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• St. Philomena Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
• McIntosh Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
• St. Bonaventure Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery
• Protestant Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Protestant Cemetery
• Gayton Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayton Cemetery
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
• St. Gabriel Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gabriel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gabriel Cemetery
• Congregational Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
• Reed Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
• Communion Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Communion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Communion Cemetery
• Long Hill Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hill Cemetery
• Sitting Bull Burial Site
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • The Sitting Bull Burial Site has also been known as:
  • Sitting Bull Gravesite
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sitting Bull Burial Site
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery

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 Walker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walker.

• Fort Yates
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Yates
  • Fort Yates is located in Sioux County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Yates <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/