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Welcome to Bad Wound ...

Bad Wound is located in Bennett County<1>.

Bad Wound is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bad Wound is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bad Wound (for example, toward Parmelee), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Bad Wound: 605

Communities near Bad Wound ...

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

  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wanblee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swett is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
  • Plenty Bears
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
    • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
  • Allen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tuthill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Batesland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Potato Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Potato Creek is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Creek
  • Vetal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bad Wound ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Bennett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bad Wound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.