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Welcome to Bullhead ...

Bullhead is located in Corson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bullhead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Bullhead is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Bullhead: 605

The ZIP code for Bullhead: 57621<3>

Communities Also Named Bullhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bullhead - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Bullhead ...

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

  • McLaughlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Eagle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Mahto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Selfridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Glencross
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Timber Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Watauga
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Firesteel
    (25 miles [40.2 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 Bullhead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bullhead.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bullhead ...

Looking for more information about Bullhead? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bullhead, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bullhead.

Adding Bullhead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bullhead 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 Bullhead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bullhead post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bullhead.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Corson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bullhead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bullhead). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bullhead or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/