Welcome to Greenwood (aka 'Laflin') ...

Greenwood is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Greenwood is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Greenwood is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Greenwood: (605)

The community of Greenwood has also been called Laflin.

Communities Also Named Greenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Greenwood: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Charles Mix County.

Beyond South Dakota, there are 120 communities that are also named Greenwood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arizona, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (5), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (4), Kansas (4), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (5), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (8), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington (5), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Greenwood ...

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

• Rapid City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Sturgis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Lead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <3>
• Summerset
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Deadwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <3>
• Gregory ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
• Hill City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Hill City is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <3>
• Whitewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
  • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <3>
• Piedmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Johnson Siding
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
  • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 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 Greenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwood ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

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