Welcome to Sweetland ...

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

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

Sweetland would have been located within present day Hand County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweetland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sweetland is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Sweetland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sweetland - they are located in California, Iowa, Nova Scotia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sweetland ...

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

• Miller
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Hand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <5>
• Saint Lawrence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
  • Saint Lawrence is located in Hand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Lawrence <5>
• Wessington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington
  • Wessington is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington <5>
• Ree Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ree Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ree Heights
  • Ree Heights is located in Hand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ree Heights <5>
• Ames
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Hand County
• Gann Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Valley
  • Gann Valley is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gann Valley <5>
• Stephan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan
  • Stephan is located in Hyde County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephan <5>
• Highmore
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmore
  • Highmore is located in Hyde County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmore <5>
• Wolsey
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
  • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <5>
• Virgil
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Virgil is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <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 Sweetland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweetland.

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

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

Adding Sweetland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sweetland post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweetland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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