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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
- Onida is located in Sully County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onida <3>
- Blunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
- Blunt is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <3>
- Harrold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
- Harrold is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <3>
- Agar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agar
- Agar is located in Sully County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agar <3>
- Canning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Okobojo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Hughes County
- Rousseau
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Holabird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holabird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holabird
- Holabird is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holabird <3>
- Pierre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre
- Pierre is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre <3>
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 for Eakin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Eakin post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eakin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eakin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sully County: www.sullycounty.net/
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |