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Nearest Communities to Central City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Central City is located in Lawrence County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Butte, Meade, Pennington, Crook (WY) & Weston (WY).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 101 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Central City. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Lawrence 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 Central City (which is Lawrence 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 Central City

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

  • Lawrence County   (where Central City resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lawrence.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Lawrence:   Deadwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Central City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Central City.
      • Blacktail
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Blacktail is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
      • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
        • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
      • Gayville
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Gayville is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
      • Terraville
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Terraville is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
      • Pluma
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Pluma is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
      • Lead
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Deadwood
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maitland
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Maitland is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Cartesville ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Cartesville is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartesville
      • Flatiron ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Flatiron is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatiron
        • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
      • Carterville ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Carterville is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
      • Kirk
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Kirk is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
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        • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Elizabethtown is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
        • Carthage ‑ Historic
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Carthage is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
        • Terry
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Terry is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
        • Trojan
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Englewood
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Englewood is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
          • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
        • Carbonate ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Woodville
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Preston
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Ragged Top ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
          • Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
        • Galena
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Virginia ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Virginia is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Elmore
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Elmore is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
        • Dacy ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Dacy is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy
        • Maurice
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Brownsville ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
        • Cheyenne Crossing
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Cheyenne Crossing is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Crossing
        • Victoria
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Victoria is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
        • Centennial City ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
        • Crook City
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Roubaix
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanna
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Hanna is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
        • Savoy
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Whitewood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Spearfish
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Dumont
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • North Spearfish
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
        • Beaver Crossing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
        • Saint Onge
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Nahant
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Benchmark
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Benchmark is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark
        • Tinton ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Gregory ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
          • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
        • Greenwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Novak
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Novak is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novak
        • Diamond City ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
        • Channing ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Channing is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
        • Tomahawk
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Tomahawk is located in Lawrence County
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          • Estimated population in 2014: 36 people
        • Nemo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Merritt
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
          • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
  • Butte County
  • Meade County
  • Pennington County
    • County Website:   https://pennco.org/
    • County Seat for Pennington:   Rapid City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Central City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Central City.
      • Florence ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Florence is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Rochford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Myersville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Myersville is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
        • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
      • Copper Camp ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Copper Camp is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Camp
      • Fairview ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Fairview is located in Pennington County
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        • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
      • Castleton ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Castleton is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Mystic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Canyon City ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Silver City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver City is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
        • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
      • Deerfield
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Deerfield is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Pactola ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Redfern
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Redfern is located in Pennington County
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        • Johnson Siding
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Tigerville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Tigerville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
        • Big Bend
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Big Bend is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
        • South Canyon Country Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • South Canyon Country Estates is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canyon Country Estates
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 364 people
        • Hisega
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hisega is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hisega
        • Ridgeland Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridgeland Heights is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland Heights
          • Estimated population in 2014: 11 people
        • Schaeferville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Schaeferville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
        • Five Points
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Five Points is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • McGee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • McGee is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
        • Sheridan ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
          • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
  • Crook County
  • Weston County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Central City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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