Welcome to Spring Valley Colony ...
Spring Valley Colony is located in Jerauld County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Spring Valley Colony: Spring Vly. Colony (or less commonly used: Spring Vally. Colony or Spring Vlly. Colony)
Spring Valley Colony is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Spring Valley Colony lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Spring Valley Colony: 605
Communities near Spring Valley Colony ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Valley Colony.
- Wessington Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Buffalo County
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Lyonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Gann Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crow Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
- Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
- Crow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
- Ames
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ames is located in Hand County
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
- Pukwana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pukwana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukwana
- Pukwana is located in Brule County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukwana <3>
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 Spring Valley Colony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Valley Colony.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring Valley Colony. 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 Spring Valley Colony.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Valley Colony. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Valley Colony.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Valley Colony ...
Looking for more information about Spring Valley Colony? 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 Spring Valley Colony, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Valley Colony.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Jerauld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Valley Colony - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |