Welcome to Nowlin ...

Nowlin is located in Haakon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nowlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Nowlin is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Nowlin: 605

Communities near Nowlin ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Nowlin.

• Philip
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philip
  • Philip is located in Haakon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philip <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philip
  • From Nowlin to Philip
• Kadoka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kadoka
  • Kadoka is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kadoka <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kadoka
  • From Nowlin to Kadoka
• Midland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Haakon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midland
  • From Nowlin to Midland
• Belvidere
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <3>
• Capa ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capa
  • Capa is located in Jones County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Capa
  • From Nowlin to Capa
• Okaton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okaton
  • Okaton is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okaton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Okaton
  • From Nowlin to Okaton
• Hayes
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Weta
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weta
  • Weta is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weta
  • From Nowlin to Weta
• Cottonwood
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 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 Nowlin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nowlin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nowlin ...

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

Adding Nowlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Nowlin post office opened in 1890.

We also found Nowlin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nowlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nowlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/