Nearest Communities to Woonsocket,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Woonsocket, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Woonsocket:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Woonsocket is located in Sanborn County and is the County Seat.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanborn County: Aurora, Beadle, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld, Kingsbury & Miner.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Woonsocket. Of these communities, 31 are located in counties other than Sanborn 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 Woonsocket (which is Sanborn 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 Woonsocket
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Sanborn County (where Woonsocket resides)
- 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 Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Cuthbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
- Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
- Forestburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Ruskin Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Park
- Ruskin Park is located in Sanborn County
- Letcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Artesian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
- Artesian is located in Sanborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <4>
- Aurora County
- 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 Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Storla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Plankinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Beadle County
- County Website: www.beadlecounty.org/
- County Seat for Beadle: Huron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Beadle County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Beadle County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Beadle County
- Nearest Communities to Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Virgil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Virgil is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <4>
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <4>
- Morningside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Morningside is located in Beadle County
- James Valley Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Valley Junction
- James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County
- Cavour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
- Cavour is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <4>
- Pearl Creek Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek Colony
- Pearl Creek Colony is located in Beadle County
- Sheffield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Wolsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
- Wolsey is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <4>
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
- Broadland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
- Broadland is located in Beadle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Riverside Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Colony
- Riverside Colony is located in Beadle County
- 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 Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Loomis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Betts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - River Bluff Addition
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
- River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Davison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
- Hanson County
- County Seat for Hanson: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Hanson County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Hanson County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Hanson County
- Nearest Communities to Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Farwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Plano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 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 Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Alpena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
- Wessington Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Crow Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Spring Valley Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Colony
- Spring Valley Colony is located in Jerauld County
- Kingsbury County
- County Seat for Kingsbury: De Smet
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Kingsbury County
- Nearest Communities to Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Esmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Iroquois
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iroquois have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iroquois
- Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iroquois <4>
- Miner County
- County Seat for Miner: Howard
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Miner County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Miner County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Miner County
- Nearest Communities to Woonsocket ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
- Fedora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedora
- Fedora is located in Miner County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fedora <4>
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Miner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
- Roswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woonsocket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woonsocket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0540, Longitude: -98.2724 |
| <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> | 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. |
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