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Welcome to Big Bend ...

Big Bend is located in Pennington County<1>.

Big Bend is 4,170 feet [1,271 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Bend is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Big Bend: 605

Communities Also Named Big Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Big Bend - they are located in Arkansas, California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Big Bend ...

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

  • Rapid City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Box Elder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rapid Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Spokane ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spokane is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
  • Summerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Hill City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Murphy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 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 Big Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bend ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Bend - 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.