Welcome to Patricia ...

Patricia is located in Bennett County<1>.

The location of Patricia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patricia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Patricia is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Patricia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The area code for Patricia: (605)

Communities Also Named Patricia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Patricia - they are located in Alberta and Texas.

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

Communities near Patricia ...

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

• Martin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Bennett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Plenty Bears
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
  • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Vetal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Vetal is located in Bennett County
• Tuthill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill
  • Tuthill is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuthill <4>
• Long Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <4>
• Allen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Norris
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Norris is located in Mellette County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <4>
• Wanblee
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
  • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <4>
• Swett ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
  • Swett is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
• Parmelee
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmelee
  • Parmelee is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parmelee <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patricia ...

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

Adding Patricia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patricia 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 Patricia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Patricia post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patricia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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