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Welcome to Eakin ...

Eakin is located in Sully County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eakin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Eakin is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Eakin: 605

Communities Also Named Eakin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eakin - they are located in Kansas, Oregon and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eakin ...

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

  • Onida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Blunt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrold
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Agar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Canning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Canning is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Okobojo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Okobojo is located in Sully County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okobojo
  • Alto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Alto is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Rousseau
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rousseau is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Holabird
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Pierre
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eakin ...

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

Adding Eakin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eakin post office opened in 1916. The Eakin post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eakin.

Footnotes ...

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