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Welcome to Imogene ...

Imogene is located in Perkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Imogene, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Imogene is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Imogene is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Imogene: 605

Communities Also Named Imogene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Imogene - they are located in Iowa and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Imogene ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Imogene.

  • Cedar Canyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Zeona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mud Butte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Date
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Date is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date
  • Opal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoover
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hoover is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Prairie City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Bison
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Imogene ...

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

Adding Imogene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Imogene post office opened in 1910. The Imogene post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Imogene.

Footnotes ...

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