Welcome to Imlay ...

Imlay is located in Pennington County<1>.

The location of Imlay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Imlay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Imlay had a population of 7 people.<3> (see below for details).

Imlay is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Imlay is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Imlay lies within the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Imlay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Imlay - they are located in Michigan (2) and Nevada.

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

Communities near Imlay ...

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

• Scenic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic
  • Scenic is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenic <5>
• Rockyford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyford
  • Rockyford is located in Oglala Lakota County
• Creston ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Pennington County
• Interior
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interior
  • Interior is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interior <5>
• Wall
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
  • Wall is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wall <5>
• Owanka
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
  • Owanka is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owanka <5>
• Quinn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
  • Quinn is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinn <5>
• Sharps Corner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Corner
  • Sharps Corner is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
• Kyle
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <5>
• Potato Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
  • Potato Creek is located in Jackson 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 Imlay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Imlay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Imlay ...

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

Adding Imlay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Imlay 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 Imlay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Imlay post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Imlay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Imlay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/