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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 Wallace (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 Wallace. 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 and doctors 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.

Wallace is located in Codington 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 Codington County: Clark, Day, Deuel, Grant & Hamlin.

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

  • Codington County     (The home county of Wallace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Florence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Henry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Henry is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
    • Kampeska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kampeska is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
      • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
    • Rauville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rauville is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
    • Grover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Watertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Appleby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleby is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Kranzburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Bradley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elrod
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Elrod is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
    • Crocker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Naples
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Naples is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Merton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Merton is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Lily
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lily is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Webster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Waubay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmquist
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Holmquist is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
      • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Crandall is located in Day County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Grenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Roslyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
    • Marvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Hazel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
    • Kones Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
  • Roberts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Ortley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spink County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Conde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Turton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Wallace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace.

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

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

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

  • Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Phipps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Nicholson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodhue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hosanger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Helgen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gautsch Child Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dexter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Egeland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Helgen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

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

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

  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lily
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lily is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Elrod
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Henry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
  • Julian ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Julian is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Kampeska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waubay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Naples
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Naples is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Grover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Grover is located in Codington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
    • Watertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Wallace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace.

Newspapers Published in Wallace ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace.

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 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 Wallace:

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>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 Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Wallace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.