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Welcome to Novak ...

Novak is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Novak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Novak is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Novak is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Novak: 605

Communities near Novak ...

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

  • Rapid City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sturgis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <3>
  • Summerset
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Deadwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Hill City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Whitewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Piedmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Siding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 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 Novak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Novak.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Novak ...

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

Adding Novak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Novak post office opened in 1907. The Novak post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Novak.

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 Novak - 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/