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Welcome to Gretna ...

Gretna is located in Edmunds County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Gretna had a population of 54 people.<2> (see below for details).

Gretna is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Gretna (for example, toward Virginia), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Gretna: 605

Communities Also Named Gretna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Gretna - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gretna ...

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

  • Bowdle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Roscoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hosmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Java
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Java is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Java <4>
  • Tolstoy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Onaka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillsview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hillsview is located in McPherson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Beebe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beebe is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Loyalton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyalton is located in Edmunds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gretna ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Edmunds, 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 Gretna.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gretna - 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.