Welcome to Dempster ...

Dempster is located in Hamlin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dempster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Dempster is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Dempster: (605)

Communities Also Named Dempster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dempster - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Dempster ...

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

• Clear Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <3>
• Estelline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
  • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <3>
• Castlewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlewood
  • Castlewood is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castlewood <3>
• Lake Norden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norden
  • Lake Norden is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Norden <3>
• North Grove Addition
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
  • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
• Hayti
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <3>
• Thomas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
• Toronto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <3>
• Bruce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Bruce is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <3>
• Kranzburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kranzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kranzburg
  • Kranzburg is located in Codington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kranzburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dempster ...

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

Adding Dempster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dempster post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dempster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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