Welcome to Dacy ...
So far, we found very little information about Dacy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dacy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dacy, please Contact Us.
Dacy would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dacy is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dacy is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dacy was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Dacy was located: 605
Communities near Dacy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dacy.
- Spearfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Spearfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
- Deadwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
- Whitewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trojan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trojan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
- Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
- Tinton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tinton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
- Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
- Lancaster City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
- Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
- Saint Onge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Dacy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dacy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dacy. 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 Dacy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dacy. See our Newspapers Page for Dacy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dacy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dacy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |