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Welcome to Oahe ...Oahe is located in Hughes County<1>. The location of Oahe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Oahe: oh-WAH-hee<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oahe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Oahe had a population of 451 people.<4> (see below for details). Oahe is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Oahe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Oahe, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). The telephone area code for Oahe: (605) Communities near Oahe ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oahe.
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 Oahe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oahe. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oahe. 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 Oahe. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oahe. See our Newspapers Page for Oahe. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oahe ...Looking for more information about Oahe? 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 Oahe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oahe. Adding Oahe to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oahe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oahe was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oahe. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oahe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/ Footnotes ...
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