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Welcome to Pedro ...

Pedro is located in Pennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pedro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Pedro is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pedro: 605

Communities Also Named Pedro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pedro - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Pedro ...

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

  • White Owl
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley is located in Haakon County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 129 people
  • Plainview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Meade County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
  • Creighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bridger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Ziebach County
  • Howes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Marcus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Milesville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Enning
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
    • Enning is located in Meade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pedro ...

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

Adding Pedro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pedro post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pedro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pedro - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/