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Welcome to Troy ...

Troy is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Troy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

When the people of Troy refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trojan<2>

Troy is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Troy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Troy: 605

Communities Also Named Troy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Troy - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Troy ...

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

  • Watertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Milbank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rauville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rauville is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
  • Tunerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
  • South Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kranzburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goodwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Stockholm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Revillo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Strandburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Troy ...

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

Adding Troy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Troy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Troy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Troy post office opened in 1880. The Troy post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Troy refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Troy may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Troy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/