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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 Ward (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 Ward. 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.

Ward is located in Moody 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 Moody County: Pipestone (MN), Brookings, Lake & Minnehaha.

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

  • Moody County     (The home county of Ward)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Flandreau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
      • Flandreau is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <2>
    • Egan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <2>
    • Sioux Falls Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
      • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
    • Lone Tree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
      • Lone Tree is located in Moody County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
    • Trent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
      • Trent is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <2>
    • Dyce ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
      • Dyce is located in Moody County
    • Colman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Elkton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Bushnell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
      • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Medary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
      • Medary is located in Brookings County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
    • Brookings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
      • Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
    • White
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <2>
    • North Grove Addition
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
      • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
    • Volga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Volga is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <2>
    • Bruce
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <2>
    • Sinai
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
      • Sinai is located in Brookings County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <2>
  • Deuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Astoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Astoria is located in Deuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <2>
    • Toronto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Rutland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wentworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nunda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
      • Nunda is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <2>
    • Brant Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
      • Brant Lake is located in Lake County
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peninsula Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peninsula Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Park
      • Peninsula Park is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • Minnehaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Dell Rapids
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Garretson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
      • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <2>
    • Baltic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <2>
  • Lincoln County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Lake Benton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
    • Arco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
      • Arco is located in Lincoln County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <2>
    • Ivanhoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <2>
    • Hendricks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Lyon County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Lyon County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Russell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lyon County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Balaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
      • Balaton is located in Lyon County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <2>
  • Murray County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Lake Wilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
      • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Chandler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Murray County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Pipestone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ward, with the one closest to Ward listed first.
    • Airlie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Pipestone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
      • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <2>
    • Ruthton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
      • Ruthton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthton <2>
    • Ihlen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ihlen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
      • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <2>
    • Hatfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Trosky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosky
      • Trosky is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trosky <2>
    • Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
    • Jasper Sunrise Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Sunrise Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
      • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Edgerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
  • Rock County (MN)
    • Hardwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Ward ...

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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ward.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ward, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ward.

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 websites either 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 Ward:

Cemeteries Near Ward ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ward.

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

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

  • German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Troy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troy Cemetery
  • Stolz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stolz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stolz Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Luctor Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luctor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luctor Cemetery
  • North Clare Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Clare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Clare Cemetery
  • St. Leo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Old Woodlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pipestone (MN).
      • The Old Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141410 <5>
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Memorial Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ward had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ward had a population of 51 people.

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

  • Elkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Verdi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Verdi is located in Lincoln County (MN)
  • Cazenovia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
    • Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Airlie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Flandreau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
    • Flandreau is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <2>
  • Lake Benton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pipestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
    • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <2>
  • Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Egan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <2>
  • Bushnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Brookings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Sioux Falls Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
    • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
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    • Ihlen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ihlen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
      • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <2>
    • Ruthton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
      • Ruthton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthton <2>
    • Tyler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>

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

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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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1552, Longitude: -96.4612       In this case, the coordinates for Ward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Ward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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