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Welcome to Vayland ...

Vayland is located in Hand County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vayland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Vayland is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vayland: 605

Communities near Vayland ...

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

  • Miller
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wolsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 374 people
  • Saint Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wessington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ree Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bonilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Spottswood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Spottswood is located in Spink County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Ames
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ames is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Hitchcock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vayland ...

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

Adding Vayland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vayland 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 Vayland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vayland post office opened in 1909. The Vayland post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vayland.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vayland - 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>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/