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Welcome to Corson ...

Corson is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Corson is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Corson: 605

Communities near Corson ...

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

  • Sioux Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tea is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
  • Luverne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dell Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Crooks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <3>
  • Baltic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <3>
  • Garretson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Larchwood
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Corson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corson ...

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

Adding Corson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corson 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 Corson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Corson post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corson.

Footnotes ...

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