Nearest Communities to White Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to White Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for White Lake:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
White Lake is located in Aurora County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aurora County: Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Jerauld & Sanborn.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of White Lake. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Aurora County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for White Lake (which is Aurora County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from White Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Aurora County (where White Lake resides)
- County Seat for Aurora: Plankinton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Aurora County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Aurora County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Aurora County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Plankinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankinton
- Plankinton is located in Aurora County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plankinton <3>
- Aurora Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
- Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
- Stickney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Stickney is located in Aurora County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <3>
- Storla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brule County
- County Seat for Brule: Chamberlain
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Brule County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Brule County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Brule County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in Brule County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <3>
- Cedar Grove Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Colony
- Cedar Grove Colony is located in Brule County
- Lyonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Pukwana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
- Pukwana is located in Brule County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <3>
- Bijou Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
- Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
- Ola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Chamberlain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chamberlain is located in Brule County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <3>
- Buffalo County
- County Seat for Buffalo: Gann Valley
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Buffalo County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Buffalo County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Buffalo County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Gann Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Valley
- Gann Valley is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gann Valley <3>
- Shelby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Crow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
- Charles Mix County
- County Seat for Charles Mix: Lake Andes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Charles Mix County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Charles Mix County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Charles Mix County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Platte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
- Platte is located in Charles Mix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <3>
- Academy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Academy is located in Charles Mix County
- Platte Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
- Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
- Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
- Bovee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Davison County
- County Website: www.davisoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Davison: Mitchell
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Davison County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Davison County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Davison County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
- Metzgerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzgerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzgerville
- Metzgerville is located in Davison County
- Betts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Loomis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Loomis is located in Davison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <3>
- Douglas County
- County Seat for Douglas: Armour
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Douglas County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Douglas County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Douglas County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Joubert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
- Joubert is located in Douglas County
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- New Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
- Corsica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Corsica is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <3>
- Grandview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Hillside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerauld County
- County Seat for Jerauld: Wessington Springs
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Crow Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Spring Valley Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Colony
- Spring Valley Colony is located in Jerauld County
- Wessington Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Springs
- Wessington Springs is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington Springs <3>
- Lane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
- Sanborn County
- County Seat for Sanborn: Woonsocket
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Sanborn County
- Nearest Communities to White Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from White Lake.
- Cuthbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
- Letcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Letcher is located in Sanborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <3>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- White Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7283, Longitude: -98.7134 In this case, the coordinates for White Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. 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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |