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Welcome to Ahnberg ...

Ahnberg is located in Brookings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ahnberg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Ahnberg is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ahnberg: 605

Communities near Ahnberg ...

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

  • Brookings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Volga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Volga is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <3>
  • Medary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Medary is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lake Preston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • North Grove Addition
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
    • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
  • Rutland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bruce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruce is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <3>
  • Ramona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ahnberg ...

Looking for more information about Ahnberg? 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 Ahnberg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ahnberg.

Adding Ahnberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ahnberg 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 (so far) for Ahnberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ahnberg post office opened in 1920. The Ahnberg post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ahnberg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brookings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ahnberg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/