Glendale Colony South Dakota Map
Glendale Colony, South Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Glendale Colony, Spink County.
Interactive Map of Glendale Colony, South Dakota
| City | Glendale Colony |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Spink |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.79942 |
| Longitude | -98.287593 |
| Population | 112 |
| Density | 142.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Glendale Colony, South Dakota
Glendale Colony is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 142.7 people per km². Glendale Colony is located at 44.7994°N, 98.2876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57440.
Glendale Colony unfolds across a landscape of subtle swells and wide horizons, a place where the prairie breathes deep and the sky feels immense. It lies 47.0 miles south-south-east of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 168°T), and is situated 12.5 miles east-south-east of Redfield. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the earth itself a rich, dark loam that promises bounty under the vast, often dramatic South Dakota heavens. In the quiet hours, the air hums with the unseen life of the grasslands, a dry, clean scent carrying the whisper of distant wind. There’s a certain tenacity in the way the sparse trees cling to the low ridges, their branches reaching out as if to grasp the boundless light that washes over Glendale Colony throughout the day, especially potent in the slanted glow of late afternoon. This stretch of Spink County carries the quiet echoes of homesteaders who sought a living from this often unforgiving, yet deeply rewarding, earth. The local economy, like the land itself, is largely tied to the cycles of agriculture; fields of corn and soybeans ripple in the breeze, a testament to generations of cultivation. While no grand monuments mark its history, the character of Glendale Colony is etched in the enduring spirit of its people, a pragmatic resilience born from long winters and the steady work of the seasons. The closest whispers of commerce are found in the small, functional businesses that serve the surrounding farms, each one a vital thread in the fabric of this agrarian heartland, where the pace of life is measured by the turning of the earth and the honest effort it demands.
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About This Glendale Colony Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Glendale Colony, South Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Glendale Colony and Spink County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Glendale Colony is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Glendale Colony is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
