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Welcome to Eagle ...

Eagle is located in Brule County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Eagle had a population of 17 people.<2> (see below for details).

Eagle is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Eagle: 605

Communities Also Named Eagle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Eagle - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eagle ...

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

  • Platte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <4>
  • Kimball
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pukwana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ola is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
  • Iona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Platte Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Platte Colony is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Colony
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Bijou Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
  • Academy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Academy is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Chamberlain
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lyonville is located in Brule County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 49 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle ...

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

Adding Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eagle post office opened in 1891. The Eagle post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brule, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Eagle.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/