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Welcome to Black Eyes ...

Black Eyes is located in Bennett County<1>.

Black Eyes is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Black Eyes is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Black Eyes lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Black Eyes (for example, toward Parmelee), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Black Eyes: 605

Communities near Black Eyes ...

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

  • Martin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Swett is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
  • Plenty Bears
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tuthill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vetal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Long Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wanblee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Batesland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Merriman
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Eyes ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Bennett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Eyes - 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.