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Welcome to Saybrook ...

So far, we found very little information about Saybrook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Saybrook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Saybrook, please Contact Us.

Saybrook would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saybrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Saybrook is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Saybrook was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Saybrook was located: 605

Communities Also Named Saybrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Saybrook - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Saybrook ...

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

  • Yankton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vermillion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Viborg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Irene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakonda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meckling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Westreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Westreville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
  • Mayfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Estimated population in 2014: 208 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 Saybrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saybrook.

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

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

Adding Saybrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saybrook 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 Saybrook was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saybrook.

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 Saybrook, 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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saybrook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.