Welcome to Moody County ...

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

The community of Flandreau is the Seat for Moody County.

Moody County was founded in 1873. Moody was created by taking area from Brookings and Minnehaha Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Moody had a population of 6,576 people. This is an increase of 1.28% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,493 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moody represented 0.8% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Moody County:

• Colman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Colman is located in Moody County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colman <2>
• Egan
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Egan is located in Moody County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <2>
• Flandreau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flandreau is located in Moody County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <2>
• Trent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trent is located in Moody County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <2>
• Ward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ward is located in Moody County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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

• Websites specific to Moody County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Brookings County
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  • Pipestone County
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  • Minnehaha County
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  • Lake County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Moody County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of South Dakota