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Welcome to Unityville ...

Unityville is located in McCook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Unityville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Unityville had a population of 51 people.<2> (see below for details).

Unityville is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Unityville: 605

Communities Also Named Unityville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Unityville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Unityville ...

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

  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
    • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
  • Canistota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfred
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfred have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfred
    • Winfred is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfred <4>
  • Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in McCook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
  • Epiphany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epiphany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
    • Epiphany is located in Hanson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Unityville ...

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

Adding Unityville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Unityville post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unityville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Unityville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including McCook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Unityville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Unityville - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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