Welcome to Fort Randall ...

Fort Randall is located in Gregory County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Randall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Randall: Ft. Randall

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Fort Randall had a population of 2,078 people.<3> (see below for details).

Fort Randall is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Fort Randall: (605)

Communities Also Named Fort Randall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Fort Randall: This one is located in Gregory County and the other is located in Todd County.

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

Communities near Fort Randall ...

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

• Wagner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
  • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <5>
• Lake Andes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <5>
• Marty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
  • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <5>
• Spencer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Butte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <5>
• Bonesteel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
  • Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <5>
• Pickstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
  • Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <5>
• Lynch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
• Geddes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <5>
• East Gregory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
  • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 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 Fort Randall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Randall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Randall ...

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

Adding Fort Randall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Randall 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 Fort Randall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fort Randall post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Randall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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