Welcome to Bad Wound ...

Bad Wound is located in Bennett County<1>.

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

Bad Wound is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bad Wound is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bad Wound (for example, toward Parmelee), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bad Wound is located in the (605) area code.

Communities near Bad Wound ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bad Wound.

• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Bennett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Wanblee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanblee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanblee
  • Wanblee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanblee <4>
• Swett ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
  • Swett is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
• Plenty Bears
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
  • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Tuthill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill
  • Tuthill is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuthill <4>
• Long Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
  • Long Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <4>
• Batesland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
  • Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <4>
• Potato Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
  • Potato Creek is located in Jackson County
• Vetal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Vetal is located in Bennett County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bad Wound ...

Looking for more information about Bad Wound? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bad Wound, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bad Wound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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