Welcome to Edmunds County ...

Time Zone: Edmunds County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ipswich is the Seat for Edmunds County.

Edmunds County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Buffalo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Edmunds had a population of 3,829 people. This is a decrease of 5.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,065 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edmunds represented 0.5% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Edmunds County:

• Bowdle
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Bowdle is located in Edmunds County (SD)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdle <2>
• Hosmer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hosmer is located in Edmunds County (SD)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosmer <2>
• Ipswich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ipswich is located in Edmunds County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipswich <2>
• Roscoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roscoe is located in Edmunds County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to South Dakota
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  • Website for the South Dakota State Archives

• Websites specific to Edmunds County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Brown County
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  • McPherson County
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  • Potter County
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  • Spink County
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  • Walworth County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Edmunds County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota