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Welcome to Wewela ...

Wewela is located in Tripp County<1>.

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

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Wewela had a population of 8 people.<2> (see below for details).

Wewela is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wewela is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wewela: 605

Communities near Wewela ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wewela ...

Looking for more information about Wewela? 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 Wewela, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wewela.

Adding Wewela to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wewela 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 Wewela was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wewela post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wewela.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Tripp, 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 Wewela.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wewela - 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/