Spring Valley Colony, South Dakota

Spring Valley Colony is a Hutterite colony[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Spring Valley Colony, South Dakota
Spring Valley Colony
Spring Valley Colony
Coordinates: 44°2′25″N 98°53′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyJerauld
Area
  Total0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
  Land0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,682 ft (513 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
Area code(s)605
FIPS code46-61180
GNIS feature ID2807109[2]

It is in the western part of the county, on the north side of a west-flowing tributary of Crow Creek, which in turn flows west to the Missouri River at Lake Francis Case. The colony is 19 miles (31 km) by road west-southwest of Wessington Springs, the Jerauld county seat.

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. "Spring Valley Colony Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Spring Valley Hutterite Colony (Wessington Springs, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 16, 2021.


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