Welcome to Bend ...

Bend is located in Meade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Bend is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bend is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Bend: (605)

Communities Also Named Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bend - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bend ...

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

• Rapid City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
  • Rapid City is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <4>
• Box Elder
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
• Rapid Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
  • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
• Summerset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
  • Summerset is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerset <4>
• Piedmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
• New Underwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Underwood
  • New Underwood is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Underwood <4>
• Murphy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
• South Canyon Country Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Canyon Country Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canyon Country Estates
  • South Canyon Country Estates is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 364 people
• Sioux Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
  • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
• Wildwood Addition
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Addition
  • Wildwood Addition is located in Pennington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bend ...

Looking for more information about Bend? 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 Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bend.

Adding Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bend 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 Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bend post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

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