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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 Watauga (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 Watauga. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Watauga 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 Watauga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watauga:

  • Corson County     (The home county of Watauga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watauga, with the one closest to Watauga listed first.
    • Morristown
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • McIntosh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Keldron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Walker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Corson County
    • Bullhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Perkins County
    • Lemmon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
      • Lemmon is located in Perkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <2>
  • Grant County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watauga, with the one closest to Watauga listed first.
    • Saint Gertrude
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
      • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County (ND)
    • Shields
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
      • Leith is located in Grant County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Sioux County (ND)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watauga, with the one closest to Watauga listed first.
    • Porcupine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Selfridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Watauga ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watauga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watauga, 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 Watauga.

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 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 Watauga:

Cemeteries Near Watauga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watauga.

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

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

  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Communion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Selma Union Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Union Cemetery
  • Pretty Rock Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pretty Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pretty Rock Cemetery
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
  • St. Gertrudes Catholic Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Prince of Peace Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Stowers Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stowers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102617 <4>
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery

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

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Watauga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watauga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9229, Longitude: -101.5395    
<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>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.




 

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