Welcome to Lower Brule ...

Lower Brule is located in Lyman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Brule, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lower Brule had a population of 24 people.<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Lower Brule lies within the (605) area code.

Communities near Lower Brule ...

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

• Fort Thompson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thompson
  • Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thompson <5>
• Kennebec
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
  • Kennebec is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebec <5>
• Reliance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <5>
• Stephan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephan
  • Stephan is located in Hyde County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephan <5>
• East Lyman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
  • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
• Lyman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Lyman County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43 people
• Oacoma
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oacoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oacoma
  • Oacoma is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oacoma <5>
• Chamberlain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
  • Chamberlain is located in Brule County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <5>
• Presho
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Presho is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <5>
• Ames
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Hand County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Brule ...

Looking for more information about Lower Brule? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lower Brule, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lower Brule.

Adding Lower Brule to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lower Brule 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 Lower Brule was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Brule.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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