Welcome to Lyonville ...

Lyonville is located in Brule County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lyonville had a population of 48 people.<3> (see below for details).

Lyonville is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Lyonville is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Lyonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lyonville - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Lyonville ...

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

• Chamberlain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Kimball
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Kimball is located in Brule County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <5>
• White Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
  • White Lake is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <5>
• Pukwana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
  • Pukwana is located in Brule County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <5>
• Shelby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Buffalo County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
• Gann Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Valley
  • Gann Valley is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gann Valley <5>
• Crow Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
  • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
• Crow Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
• Oacoma
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Ola
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
  • Ola is located in Brule County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 108 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyonville ...

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

Adding Lyonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyonville post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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