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Welcome to Joubert ...

Joubert is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joubert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Joubert had a population of 127 people.<2> (see below for details).

Joubert is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Joubert: 605

Communities near Joubert ...

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

  • Platte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Andes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Armour
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Corsica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Stickney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Geddes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Douglas City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
  • Aurora Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora Center is located in Aurora County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Academy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joubert ...

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

Adding Joubert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Joubert post office opened in 1889. The Joubert post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joubert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Douglas, 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 Joubert.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Joubert - 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.
<5>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/