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Welcome to Snake Creek ...

Snake Creek is located in Corson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Snake Creek: Snake Crk. (or less commonly used: Snake Ck. or Snake Cr.)

Snake Creek is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Snake Creek: 605

Communities Also Named Snake Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Snake Creek - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Snake Creek ...

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

  • Mobridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sitka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sitka is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,473 people
  • McLaughlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffrey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeffrey is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
    • Estimated population in 2014: 535 people
  • Little Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakpala
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kenel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • Mahto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Moreau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Moreau is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreau
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21 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 Snake Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snake Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snake Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Corson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snake Creek - 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.