Beadle County, South Dakota
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 27 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Huron, Carpenter, Yale.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP11 of 27 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
27 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Barn | Hitchcock | 2003 |
| Archeological Site No. 39BE3 | Wolsey | 1993 |
| Bowden, Faye, House-Agnus Saunders | Huron | 1998 |
| Campbell Park Historic District of Huron | Huron | 1974 |
| Chicago and North Western Roundhouse | Huron | 1998 |
| Dairy Building | Huron | 1990 |
| Drake, Hattie O. and Henry, Octagon House | Huron | 1992 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | Huron | 1989 |
| Habicht & Habicht Department Store | Huron | 2020 |
| Jefferson School | Huron | 2019 |
| Maxon, Margaret and Vernon, House | Huron | 1999 |
| McMonies Barn | Huron | 2004 |
| Milford Hutterite Colony | Carpenter | 1982 |
| Old Riverside Hutterite Colony | Huron | 1982 |
| Piper, Albert S., Homestead Claim Shanty | Carpenter | 1998 |
| Pyle House | Huron | 1974 |
| Site 39BE14 | Huron | 1984 |
| Site 39BE15 | Huron | 1984 |
| Site 39BE2 | Wessington Springs | 2005 |
| Site 39BE23 | Huron | 1984 |
| Site 39BE46 | Huron | 1984 |
| Site 39BE48 | Huron | 1984 |
| Site 39BE57 | Yale | 1984 |
| Site 39BE64 | Yale | 1984 |
| South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 03-020-008 | Wessington | 1993 |
| South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 03-327-230 | Cavour | 1993 |
| South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 03-338-100 | Cavour | 1993 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBeadle was formed in 1879 (1879-10-01) from BURCHARD (Dakota Territory, extinct), Clark, Kingsbury, Spink.
BEADLE created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from BURCHARD (Dakota Territory, extinct), CLARK, KINGSBURY, and SPINK.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBeadle County population from 1880 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,290 | 8,081 | 19,273 | 19,648 | 21,082 | 21,682 | 19,195 | 17,023 | 19,149 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS26 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 26 of 26 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Altoona Cemetery |
| Atfield Cemetery |
| Bethel Church Cemetery |
| Bonilla Cemetery |
| Broadland Cemetery |
| Cavour Protestant Cemetery |
| Dixon Cemetery |
| Earlville Cemetery |
| Faith Mennonite Cemetery |
| Ideal Cemetery |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Liberty Center Cemetery |
| McNair Cemetery |
| Petrodie Cemetery |
| Prairie Bible Church Cemetery |
| Restlawn Memory Garden |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Martin Cemetery |
| Saint Patrick Cemetery |
| Saint Williams Cemetery |
| Shue Creek Cemetery |
| Trinity Cemetery |
| Virgil Cemetery |
| Wolsey Cemetery |
| Zion Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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