Welcome to Tinton ...

So far, we found very little information about Tinton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tinton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tinton, please Contact Us.

Tinton would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Tinton had a population of 443 people.<3> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tinton is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Tinton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Tinton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Tinton still existed, it would have been in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Tinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tinton - it's located in Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tinton.

Communities near Tinton ...

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

• Spearfish
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
  • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <6>
• Lead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <6>
• North Spearfish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
  • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
• Sundance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Sundance is located in Crook County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundance <6>
• Deadwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <6>
• Trojan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
  • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
• Lancaster City ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
  • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
• Saint Onge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Onge
  • Saint Onge is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Onge <6>
• Preston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people

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 Tinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tinton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tinton. 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 Tinton.

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

Adding Tinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tinton 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 Tinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tinton post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

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