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Welcome to Mawl Springs ...

Mawl Springs is located in Pennington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mawl Springs: Mawl Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mawl Spngs. or Mawl Sprngs.)

Mawl Springs is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mawl Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mawl Springs: 605

Communities near Mawl Springs ...

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

  • Box Elder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rapid Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Murphy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Wasta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wasta is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <3>
  • Green Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Viewfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Viewfield is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
    • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Owanka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
  • Caputa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wicksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mawl Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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