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Welcome to Moenville ...

Moenville is located in Haakon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Moenville had a population of 19 people.<2> (see below for details).

Moenville is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Moenville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Moenville and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Moenville: 605

Communities near Moenville ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Moenville.

  • Hayes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Stanley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <5>
  • Cherry Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Milesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Mission Ridge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Capa ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capa
    • Capa is located in Jones County
  • Midland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Nowlin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nowlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin
    • Nowlin is located in Haakon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moenville ...

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

Adding Moenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moenville 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 Moenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Moenville post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Haakon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Moenville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/