Welcome to Boneita Springs ...
Boneita Springs is located in Meade County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boneita Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
A typical abbreviation for Boneita Springs: Boneita Spgs. (or less commonly used: Boneita Spngs. or Boneita Sprngs.)
Boneita Springs is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Boneita Springs is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Boneita Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Boneita Springs, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Boneita Springs: 605
Communities near Boneita Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boneita Springs.
- White Owl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl
- White Owl is located in Meade County
- Estimated population in 2014: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Owl <3>
- Elm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
- Elm Springs is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <3>
- Enning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
- Enning is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <3>
- Union Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <3>
- Red Owl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Owl
- Red Owl is located in Meade County
- Marcus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <3>
- Viewfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Creighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Creighton is located in Pennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <3>
- Wicksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
- Wicksville is located in Pennington County
- Wasta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
- Wasta is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <3>
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 Boneita Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boneita Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boneita Springs. 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 Boneita Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boneita Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Boneita Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boneita Springs ...
Looking for more information about Boneita Springs? 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 Boneita Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boneita Springs.
Adding Boneita Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boneita Springs 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 Boneita Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Boneita Springs post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boneita Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boneita Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boneita Springs - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |