Welcome to Corson ...

Corson is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

The location of Corson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Corson is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Corson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Corson is located in the (605) area code.

Communities near Corson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corson.

• Sioux Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <4>
• Harrisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Tea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <4>
• Luverne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Luverne is located in Rock County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <4>
• Dell Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rapids
  • Dell Rapids is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell Rapids <4>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Crooks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <4>
• Baltic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <4>
• Garretson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <4>
• Larchwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Corson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corson. See our Newspapers Page for Corson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corson ...

Looking for more information about Corson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Corson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Corson.

Adding Corson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Corson post office opened in 1892.

We also found Corson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/