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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 Wewela (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 Wewela. 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 hospitals 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.

Wewela is located in Tripp 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 Tripp County: Keya Paha (NE), Gregory, Lyman, Mellette & Todd.

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

  • Tripp County     (The home county of Wewela)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wewela, with the one closest to Wewela listed first.
    • Millboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Millboro is located in Tripp County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
    • Clearfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Tripp County
    • Colome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome
      • Colome is located in Tripp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colome <2>
    • Keyapaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyapaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyapaha
      • Keyapaha is located in Tripp County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21 people
    • Winner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
      • Winner is located in Tripp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winner <2>
    • Jordan Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Junction
      • Jordan Junction is located in Tripp County
  • Gregory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wewela, with the one closest to Wewela listed first.
    • Dallas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Gregory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
    • Burke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <2>
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Gregory County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 118 people
    • Herrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Gregory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <2>
  • Cherry County (NE)
  • Keya Paha County (NE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wewela, with the one closest to Wewela listed first.
    • Burton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Springview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
      • Springview is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <2>
    • Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
      • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
    • Norden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
  • Rock County (NE)
    • Mariaville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)

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

Newspapers Published in Wewela ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wewela.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wewela:

Cemeteries Near Wewela ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wewela.

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

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

  • Kenaston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenaston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenaston Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
  • Heerten Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heerten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heerten Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Burton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
  • St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Linden Pioneer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linden Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linden Pioneer Cemetery
    • Norden Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norden Cemetery
    • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Vale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Vale 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.<5>

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

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

  • Springview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
    • Springview is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <2>
  • Norden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Norden is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
  • Meadville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
  • Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sparks
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Winfield ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Brown County (NE)
  • Carns ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County (NE)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wewela. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wewela) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wewela. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0140, Longitude: -99.7808    
<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>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 Wewela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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