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Welcome to Hisle ...

Hisle is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hisle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Hisle is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hisle is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hisle lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hisle (for example, toward Norris), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hisle: 605

Communities Also Named Hisle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hisle - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Hisle ...

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

  • Martin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Wanblee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
    • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <3>
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Swett is located in Bennett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
  • Plenty Bears
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
    • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
    • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <3>
  • Potato Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
    • Potato Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Kyle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Tuthill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vetal
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hisle ...

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

Adding Hisle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hisle post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hisle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hisle - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/