Welcome to Sweetland ...
So far, we have 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 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
If Sweetland still existed, it would have been in the (605) area code.
Adding Sweetland to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
We originally found mention of Sweetland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
In addition, we also found mention of Sweetland elsewhere: The earliest book where we found it mentioned was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Sweetland on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Sweetland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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 [Hand County]
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- Miller [Hand County] lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the north of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,334 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller<6>
- Saint Lawrence [Hand County]
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- Saint Lawrence [Hand County] lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> to the north of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 185 people
- 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.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Lawrence<6>
- Wessington [Beadle County]
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- Wessington [Beadle County] lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the northeast of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 177 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Ree Heights [Hand County]
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- Ree Heights [Hand County] lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 58 people
- 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.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ree Heights<6>
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- Ames [Hand County]
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- Ames [Hand County] lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Sweetland
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- Gann Valley [Buffalo County]
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- Gann Valley [Buffalo County] lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<5> to the south of Sweetland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gann Valley<6>
- Stephan [Hyde County]
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- Stephan [Hyde County] lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> to the west of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2014: 192 people
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- Highmore [Hyde County]
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- Highmore [Hyde County] lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 726 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highmore<6>
- Wolsey [Beadle County]
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- Wolsey [Beadle County] lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> to the east of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 399 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey<6>
- Virgil [Beadle County]
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- Virgil [Beadle County] lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<5> to the east of Sweetland
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil<6>
- Ames [Hand County]
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.
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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 Sweetland, 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 Hand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sweetland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweetland) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3405, Longitude: -98.9848 In this case, the coordinates for Sweetland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |