Welcome to Rousseau ...
Rousseau is located in Hughes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rousseau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Rousseau is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rousseau lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Rousseau, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Rousseau: 605
Communities Also Named Rousseau ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rousseau - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rousseau.
Communities near Rousseau ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rousseau.
- Pierre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre
- Pierre is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre <4>
- Fort Pierre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierre
- Fort Pierre is located in Stanley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierre <4>
- Blunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
- Blunt is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <4>
- Verendrye Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Hill
- Verendrye Hill is located in Stanley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Canning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harrold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
- Harrold is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <4>
- Onida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
- Onida is located in Sully County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onida <4>
- Holabird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holabird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holabird
- Holabird is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holabird <4>
- Okobojo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Presho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
- Presho is located in Lyman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <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 Rousseau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rousseau.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rousseau. 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 Rousseau.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rousseau. See our Newspapers Page for Rousseau.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rousseau ...
Looking for more information about Rousseau? 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 Rousseau, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rousseau.
Adding Rousseau to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rousseau 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 Rousseau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Rousseau post office opened in 1881.
We also found Rousseau in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rousseau.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rousseau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hughes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rousseau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |