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Welcome to Nahant ...

Nahant is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nahant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Nahant is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nahant is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Nahant: 605

Communities Also Named Nahant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Nahant - they are located in Iowa and Massachusetts.

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

Communities near Nahant ...

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

  • Lead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Deadwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hill City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Piedmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Siding
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Trojan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
  • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
    • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Merritt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Estimated population in 2014: 175 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 Nahant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nahant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nahant ...

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

Adding Nahant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nahant 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 Nahant was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nahant.

Footnotes ...

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