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Welcome to White Owl ...

White Owl is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Owl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), White Owl had a population of 372 people.<2> (see below for details).

White Owl is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of White Owl is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: White Owl lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave White Owl and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for White Owl: 605

The ZIP code for White Owl: 57792<4>

Communities near White Owl ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Owl ...

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

Adding White Owl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Owl 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 White Owl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the White Owl post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Owl.

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

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

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 Meade, 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 White Owl.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Owl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as White Owl). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether White Owl or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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