Rolland Colony South Dakota Map
Rolland 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 Rolland Colony, Brookings County.
Interactive Map of Rolland Colony, South Dakota
| City | Rolland Colony |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Brookings |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.3437 |
| Longitude | -96.5923 |
| Density | 20.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Rolland Colony, South Dakota
Rolland Colony is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population density is 20.5 people per km². Rolland Colony is located at 44.3437°N, 96.5923°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57276.
Rolland Colony lies under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of ever-shifting blues and grays above the gently rolling prairie. It lies 55.1 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 6°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-east of Aurora. The land here, a rich loam the color of dark chocolate, unfurls in broad, sweeping contours, broken only by the occasional cluster of wind-sculpted trees or the straight, unwavering lines of distant farm fields. In the late afternoon, sunlight spills across this landscape with a peculiar, buttery luminescence, catching the tall grasses in a golden haze and lending a quiet dignity to the sparse farmsteads that dot the horizon. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of growth and sustenance that permeates the very being of Rolland Colony. This is a place where the memory of the land's original inhabitants, the Dakota people, lingers in the whispers of the wind and the deep, fertile soil. Rolland Colony, like much of this region, owes its existence to the tenacious spirit of homesteaders who arrived in waves, drawn by the promise of fertile ground and the vast, open promise of the American West. The economy here remains deeply rooted in the earth, with agriculture forming the backbone of life, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of the seasons. Grain elevators, proud sentinels against the sky, stand as quiet testaments to the bounty of the fields, and the occasional rumble of a distant train hints at the larger world beyond the horizon, connecting Rolland Colony to markets and dreams.
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About This Rolland Colony Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Rolland 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 Rolland Colony and Brookings County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Rolland 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 Rolland 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. |
