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Welcome to Mahto ...

Mahto is located in Corson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Mahto is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Mahto: 605

Communities near Mahto ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahto ...

Looking for more information about Mahto? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mahto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mahto.

Adding Mahto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mahto post office opened in 1909. The Mahto post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahto.

Footnotes ...

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