Welcome to Dudley ...

Dudley is located in Fall River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dudley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Dudley is 3,430 feet [1,045 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dudley is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Dudley is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Dudley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Dudley - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dudley ...

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

• Hot Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Fall River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Heppner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heppner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner
  • Heppner is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
• Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Custer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 144 people
• Provo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
  • Provo is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <4>
• Rocky Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• Cascade Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
  • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
• Dewey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Custer County
• Ardmore ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Fall River County
• Pringle
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
• Montrose ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Sioux County (NE)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dudley ...

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

Adding Dudley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dudley post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dudley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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