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Welcome to Moreau ...

Moreau is located in Dewey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moreau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Moreau had a population of 20 people.<2> (see below for details).

Moreau is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Moreau: 605

Communities Also Named Moreau ...

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

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

Communities near Moreau ...

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

  • Mobridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sitka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Sitka is located in Walworth County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,473 people
  • Marksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Marksville is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 771 people
  • Virginia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 261 people
  • La Plant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
    • La Plant is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
  • Glenham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
    • Glenham is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenham <4>
  • Akaska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Trail City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
    • Trail City is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <4>
  • Lowry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lowry is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Selby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moreau ...

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

Adding Moreau to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moreau post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moreau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Dewey, 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 Moreau.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moreau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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