Welcome to Pitrodie ...
So far, we found very little information about Pitrodie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pitrodie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pitrodie, please Contact Us.
Pitrodie would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pitrodie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Pitrodie had a population of 25 people.<3> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pitrodie is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pitrodie was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Pitrodie was located: 605
Communities near Pitrodie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pitrodie.
- Success ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Success is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
- De Smet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huron Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huron Colony is located in Beadle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Colony
- Estimated population in 2014: 403 people
- Iroquois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cavour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Estimated population in 2014: 90 people
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Kingsbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 65 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 Pitrodie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pitrodie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pitrodie. 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 Pitrodie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitrodie. See our Newspapers Page for Pitrodie.
Adding Pitrodie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pitrodie 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 (so far) for Pitrodie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pitrodie post office opened in 1883. The Pitrodie post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pitrodie.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pitrodie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pitrodie. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pitrodie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |