Nearest Communities to Belle Fourche,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Belle Fourche, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Belle Fourche:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Belle Fourche is located in Butte County and is the County Seat.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butte County: Carter (MT), Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins & Crook (WY).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Belle Fourche. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Butte County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Belle Fourche (which is Butte County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Belle Fourche
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Butte County (where Belle Fourche resides)
- County Seat for Butte: Belle Fourche
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Butte County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Butte County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Butte County
- Nearest Communities to Belle Fourche ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Belle Fourche.
- Jolly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Jolly Dump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolly Dump have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Dump
- Jolly Dump is located in Butte County
- Fruitdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <4>
- Snoma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Arpan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Nisland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
- Nisland is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <4>
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <4>
- Vale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Vale is located in Butte County
- Estimated population in 2014: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <4>
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Castle Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Butte County
- Lawrence County
- County Website: www.lawrence.sd.us/
- County Seat for Lawrence: Deadwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- Nearest Communities to Belle Fourche ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Belle Fourche.
- Saint Onge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Onge
- Saint Onge is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Onge <4>
- North Spearfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
- North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
- Spearfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
- Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <4>
- Whitewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Maitland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Maurice
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Maurice is located in Lawrence County
- Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Crook City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
- Crook City is located in Lawrence County
- Centennial City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
- Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
- Beaver Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County
- Blacktail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (30 more) ...
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Deadwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lawrence County
- Gayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Lancaster City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
- Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
- Dacy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Pluma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
- Ragged Top ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
- Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
- Savoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Savoy is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
- Terraville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
- Terraville is located in Lawrence County
- Tinton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
- Tinton is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
- Cartesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartesville
- Cartesville is located in Lawrence County
- Kirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Lead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Terry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Trojan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
- Trojan is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
- Carterville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Lawrence County
- Carthage ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Flatiron I ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatiron I have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron I
- Flatiron I is located in Lawrence County
- Elmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Cheyenne Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Crossing
- Cheyenne Crossing is located in Lawrence County
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Lawrence County
- Virginia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Brownsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
- Hanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Roubaix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
- Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
- Dumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Dumont is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
- Central City
- Meade County
- County Website: www.meadecounty.org/
- County Seat for Meade: Sturgis
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of South Dakota
- Meade County
- From Family Search:
- State of South Dakota
- Meade County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of South Dakota
- Meade County
- Nearest Communities to Belle Fourche ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Belle Fourche.
- Sturgis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Bear Butte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Butte
- Bear Butte is located in Meade County
- Crook County
- County Seat for Crook: Sundance (WY)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wyoming
- Crook County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wyoming
- Crook County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wyoming
- Crook County
- Nearest Communities to Belle Fourche ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Belle Fourche.
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
- Aladdin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Aladdin is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aladdin <4>
- Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Farrall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Sand Creek Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Crossing
- Sand Creek Crossing is located in Crook County (WY)
- Mona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Willow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Crook County (WY)
- Alva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
- Alva is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <4>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Belle Fourche) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belle Fourche. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6644, Longitude: -103.8524 In this case, the coordinates for Belle Fourche have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |