Welcome to Fall River County ...
Time Zone: Fall River County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Hot Springs is the Seat for Fall River County.
Fall River County was founded in 1883 and was created by taking area from Custer County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fall River had a population of 6,688 people. This is a decrease of 5.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,094 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Fall River represented 0.87% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Fall River County:
- Edgemont
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Edgemont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont<3>
- Hot Springs
- Northeast Fall River
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,025 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northeast Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Northeast Fall River
- Oelrichs
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Oelrichs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs<3>
- Southwest Fall River
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Southwest Fall River
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Fall River County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Custer County
- Oglala Lakota County
- Dawes County
- Sioux County
- Niobrara County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |