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Welcome to Corn Creek ...

Corn Creek is located in Mellette County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Corn Creek: Corn Crk. (or less commonly used: Corn Ck. or Corn Cr.)

Corn Creek is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Corn Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Corn Creek and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Corn Creek: 605

Communities Also Named Corn Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Corn Creek - they are located in Kentucky and Nevada.

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

Communities near Corn Creek ...

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

  • Parmelee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Norris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Belvidere
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Long Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wanblee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • White River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Kadoka
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Vetal
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Okaton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebud
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corn Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

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