Welcome to Vivian ...

Vivian is located in Lyman County<1>.

The location of Vivian has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vivian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Vivian had a population of 146 people.<3> (see below for details).

Vivian is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Vivian (for example, toward Midland), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Vivian is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Vivian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Vivian - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vivian ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Vivian.

• Presho
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Presho is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <5>
• Draper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>
• Kennebec
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
  • Kennebec is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebec <5>
• Murdo
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
  • Murdo is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdo <5>
• Westover ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• Alto
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Hughes County
• Fort Pierre
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierre
  • Fort Pierre is located in Stanley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierre <5>
• Okaton
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okaton
  • Okaton is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okaton <5>
• Pierre
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre
  • Pierre is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre <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 Vivian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vivian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vivian ...

Looking for more information about Vivian? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vivian, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vivian.

Adding Vivian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vivian post office opened in 1906.

We also found Vivian on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vivian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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