Welcome to Snoma ...

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

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

Snoma would have been located within present day Butte County<2>.

The location of Snoma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snoma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Snoma is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Snoma is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Snoma was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Snoma once stood is in the (605) area code.

Communities near Snoma ...

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

• Spearfish
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
  • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <5>
• Sturgis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
• Belle Fourche
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
  • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <5>
• North Spearfish
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
  • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
• Deadwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <5>
• Whitewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
  • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <5>
• Newell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Newell is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <5>
• Lancaster City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
  • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
• Saint Onge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Onge
  • Saint Onge is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Onge <5>
• Nisland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
  • Nisland is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <5>

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

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

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

Adding Snoma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snoma 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 for Snoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Snoma post office opened in 1890.

We also found Snoma in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snoma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/