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Nearest Communities to Bend,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bend, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bend:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Bend.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Bend is located in Meade County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meade County: Butte, Haakon, Lawrence, Pennington & Ziebach.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bend. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Meade 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 Bend (which is Meade 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 Bend

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Meade County   (where Bend resides)
    • County Website:   www.meadecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Meade:   Sturgis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bend.
      • Viewfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
        • Viewfield is located in Meade County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
      • Hereford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
        • Hereford is located in Meade County
      • Blackhawk
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Summerset
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Piedmont
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Goiens ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goiens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goiens
        • Goiens is located in Meade County
      • Volunteer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer
        • Volunteer is located in Meade County
      • Haydraw
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydraw
        • Haydraw is located in Meade County
      • Carwye ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carwye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwye
        • Carwye is located in Meade County
      • Tilford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
        • Tilford is located in Meade County
      • Bear Butte
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Elm Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Clough
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clough
          • Clough is located in Meade County
        • Boneita Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneita Springs
          • Boneita Springs is located in Meade County
        • Sturgis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Union Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Butte County
  • Custer County
    • County Seat for Custer:   Custer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bend.
      • Folsom
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Folsom is located in Custer County
      • Hermosa
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
        • Hermosa is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermosa <4>
  • Lawrence County
    • County Website:   www.lawrence.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Lawrence:   Deadwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bend.
      • Nemo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Channing ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
        • Channing is located in Lawrence County
      • Tomahawk
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
        • Tomahawk is located in Lawrence County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 36 people
      • Novak
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novak
        • Novak is located in Lawrence County
      • Greenwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
        • Greenwood has also been known as:
        • Laflin
      • Benchmark
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark
        • Benchmark is located in Lawrence County
      • Merritt
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merritt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
        • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
  • Pennington County
    • County Website:   www.co.pennington.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Pennington:   Rapid City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bend.
      • Box Elder
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
        • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
      • Ashland Heights
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
        • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
      • New Underwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Underwood
        • New Underwood is located in Pennington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Underwood <4>
      • Rapid Valley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
        • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
      • Sioux Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
        • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
      • Twilight Hills Addition
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilight Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Hills Addition
        • Twilight Hills Addition is located in Pennington County
      • Murphy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
        • Murphy is located in Pennington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
      • Green Valley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
        • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
      • Mawl Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mawl Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mawl Springs
        • Mawl Springs is located in Pennington County
      • Rapid City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Schaeferville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaeferville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
        • Schaeferville is located in Pennington County
      • Caputa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Warbonnet
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warbonnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbonnet
          • Warbonnet is located in Pennington County
        • Gossage Memorial
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gossage Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossage Memorial
          • Gossage Memorial is located in Pennington County
        • Arrowhead Estates
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Estates
          • Arrowhead Estates is located in Pennington County
        • Wildwood Addition
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Addition
          • Wildwood Addition is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
        • Farmingdale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
          • Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
        • South Canyon Country Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Canyon Country Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canyon Country Estates
          • South Canyon Country Estates is located in Pennington County
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 364 people
        • Ridgeland Heights
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland Heights
          • Ridgeland Heights is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 11 people
        • Clarkson Addition
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Addition
          • Clarkson Addition is located in Pennington County
        • Colonial Pine Hills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Pine Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
          • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
        • Wicksville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
          • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
        • Big Bend
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
          • Big Bend is located in Pennington County
        • Hisega
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hisega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hisega
          • Hisega is located in Pennington County
        • McGee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
          • McGee is located in Pennington County
        • Johnson Siding
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
          • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
        • Ajax
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ajax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
          • Ajax is located in Pennington County
        • Stratosphere Bowl
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratosphere Bowl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratosphere Bowl
          • Stratosphere Bowl is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
        • Owanka
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pactola ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pactola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactola
          • Pactola is located in Pennington County
        • Rockerville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Creston ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
          • Creston is located in Pennington County
        • Sheridan ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
          • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
        • Frenchtown ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
          • Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
        • Harney
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
          • Harney is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 64 people
        • Hayward ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
          • Hayward is located in Pennington County
        • Silver City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
          • Silver City is located in Pennington County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
        • Wasta
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
          • Wasta is located in Pennington County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <4>
        • Keystone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2278, Longitude: -103.0102       In this case, the coordinates for Bend 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.




 

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