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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 Wilmot (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 Wilmot. 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 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.

Wilmot is located in Roberts 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 Roberts County: Big Stone (MN), Traverse (MN), Richland (ND), Day, Grant & Marshall.

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

  • Roberts County     (The home county of Wilmot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Corona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <2>
    • South Dakota Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dakota Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
      • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
    • Hartford Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
      • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
    • Peever Flats
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
    • Shady Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
      • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County
    • Peever
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
    • Goodwill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
    • Ortley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <2>
    • Sisseton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Hollow Housing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow Housing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
      • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
    • New Effington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Effington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington
      • New Effington is located in Roberts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Effington <2>
  • Codington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • South Shore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Day County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Waubay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenville
      • Grenville is located in Day County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenville <2>
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Marvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Twin Brooks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Milbank
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbank
      • Milbank is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbank <2>
    • Big Stone City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stockholm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockholm <2>
    • Strandburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • La Bolt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bolt
      • La Bolt is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • LaBolt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Albee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
      • Albee is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Revillo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revillo
      • Revillo is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Revillo <2>
  • Marshall County
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Big Stone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Beardsley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Barry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
    • Ortonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
      • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <2>
    • Graceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
    • Odessa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Odessa is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <2>
    • Johnson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Traverse County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
    • Browns Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Collis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Dumont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people

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

Cemeteries Near Wilmot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilmot.

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

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

  • Wilmot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Wilmot Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastman Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northeast of Wilmot.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96941 <3>
  • Corona Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Holden Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peever Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peever Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Osceola Cemetery #1
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Cemetery #1
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Cemetery #1 is located outside and to the north of Marvin.
    • The Osceola Cemetery #1 has also been known as:
    • Marvin Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2368922 <3>
  • Osceola Cemetery #2
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blue Cloud Abbey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Old Ascension Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ascension Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ascension Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Summit Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Midway Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Wilmot had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilmot had a population of 497 people.

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

  • Corona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <2>
  • Marvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Roberts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <2>
  • Beardsley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Browns Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Twin Brooks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Goodwill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
  • Barry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
    • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Big Stone City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Clinton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • South Shore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Ortonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortonville
    • Ortonville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortonville <2>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Waubay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Graceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
      • Graceville is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <2>
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Grant County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wilmot ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilmot.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wilmot. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wilmot and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wilmot.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Wilmot.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilmot:

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilmot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilmot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4091, Longitude: -96.8573       In this case, the coordinates for Wilmot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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