Welcome to Keyapaha ...

Keyapaha is located in Tripp County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keyapaha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Keyapaha had a population of 22 people.<2> (see below for details).

Keyapaha is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Keyapaha is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Keyapaha: 605

Communities near Keyapaha ...

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

• Hidden Timber
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
  • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
• Millboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Millboro is located in Tripp County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
• Littleburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleburg
  • Littleburg is located in Todd County
• Wewela
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewela
  • Wewela is located in Tripp County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewela <5>
• Clearfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Tripp County
• Sparks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <5>
• Norden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Norden is located in Keya Paha County (NE)
• Carter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Tripp County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <5>
• Jordan Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Junction
  • Jordan Junction is located in Tripp County
• Okreek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okreek
  • Okreek is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okreek <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keyapaha ...

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

Adding Keyapaha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Keyapaha post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keyapaha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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