Canton Genealogy (in Lincoln County, SD)
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Canton Cemetery Records
Canton Cemetery Billion Graves 
Canton Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves
Forest Hill Cemetery Find a Grave
Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery South Dakota Gravestones
Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery Find a Grave
Canton Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Canton, South Dakota LDS Genealogy
Canton Church Records
Membership, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1888 (Canton) US Gen Web Archives
Canton City Directories
Business Directory 1909 US Gen Web Archives
R. L. Polk Business Directory 1916 US Gen Web Archives
Canton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, April 1917 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, December 1883 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, January 1911 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, March 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, May 1904 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, October 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, September 1887 Library of Congress
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
Canton Advocate 1877-1888 Newspapers.com
Canton Daily Leader 1896-1896 Newspapers.com
Canton advocate (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) (from May 23, 1877 to April 5, 1888) MyHeritage
Canton advocate 05/23/1877 to 04/05/1888 Genealogy Bank
Daily Dakota Farmers' Leader 1890-1890 Newspapers.com
Daily Dakota farmers' leader 09/10/1890 to 09/13/1890 Genealogy Bank
Daily dakota farmers' leader (canton, south dakota) (from sept. 10, 1890 to sept. 13, 1890) MyHeritage
Dakota Farmers' Advocate 1890-1890 Newspapers.com
Dakota Farmers' Leader 1890-1916 Newspapers.com
Dakota farmers' advocate (Canton, S.D.) (from July 11, 1890 to Aug. 15, 1890) MyHeritage
Dakota farmers' advocate 07/11/1890 to 08/15/1890 Genealogy Bank
Dakota farmers' advocate. (Canton, S.D.) (from July 11, 1890 to Aug. 15, 1890) Chronicling America
Dakota farmers' leader (Canton, S.D.) (from Aug. 29, 1890 to June 30, 1916) MyHeritage
Dakota farmers' leader 08/29/1890 to 06/30/1916 Genealogy Bank
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) (from Aug. 29, 1890 to June 30, 1916) Chronicling America
Lincoln County Advocate 1876-1877 Newspapers.com
Lincoln County advocate (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) (from April 26, 1876 to May 16, 1877) MyHeritage
Lincoln County advocate 04/26/1876 to 05/16/1877 Genealogy Bank
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) (from April 26, 1876 to May 16, 1877) Chronicling America
The Canton advocate. (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) (from May 23, 1877 to April 5, 1888) Chronicling America
The daily Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, South Dakota) (from Sept. 10, 1890 to Sept. 13, 1890) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for CantonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Canton Advocate. (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897 Lincoln County Advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877 Sioux Valley News. (Canton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1872-Current |
Canton School Records
Augustana Academy - Saga Yearbook (Canton, SD), 1946 E Yearbook
Augustana Academy yearbooks, 1946, 1964, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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