Welcome to Valley Springs ...

The city of Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Springs: Valley Spgs. (or less commonly used: Valley Spngs. or Valley Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valley Springs has a population of 734 people<3> (see below for details).

Valley Springs is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Valley Springs: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valley Springs had an population of 734 people. This is a decrease of 3.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valley Springs had a population of 759 people. This makes Valley Springs the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Valley Springs represents 0.09% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 112nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 759 people, the population of Valley Springs decreased 4.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 792 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Valley Springs.

Communities Also Named Valley Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Valley Springs - they are located in Arkansas, California and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Valley Springs ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <5>
• Brandon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Harrisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Luverne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Luverne is located in Rock County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <5>
• Rock Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
  • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <5>
• Crooks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <5>
• Baltic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <5>
• Garretson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <5>
• Larchwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <5>
• Inwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <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 Valley Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Springs ...

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

Adding Valley Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valley Springs post office opened in 1872.

We also found Valley Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

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