Welcome to Lyman ...

Lyman is located in Lyman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lyman had a population of 44 people.<3> (see below for details).

Lyman is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Lyman: (605)

Communities Also Named Lyman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lyman - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lyman ...

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

• Fort Thompson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thompson
  • Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thompson <5>
• Presho
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Presho is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <5>
• Oacoma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
  • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <5>
• Kennebec
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
  • Kennebec is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebec <5>
• Reliance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <5>
• East Lyman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
  • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
• Lower Brule
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Brule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brule
  • Lower Brule is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 24 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Brule <5>
• Hamill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamill
  • Hamill is located in Tripp County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamill <5>
• Chamberlain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
  • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <5>
• Ideal
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Ideal is located in Tripp County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <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 Lyman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyman ...

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

Adding Lyman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyman post office opened in 1890.

We also found Lyman in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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