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Welcome to Deerfield ...

Deerfield is located in Pennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Deerfield is 5,940 feet [1,811 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Deerfield is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Deerfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Deerfield: 605

Communities Also Named Deerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 65 communities that are also named Deerfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Utah (2), Virginia (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deerfield.

Communities near Deerfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deerfield.

  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Hill City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
  • Merritt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
  • Fairview ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Silver City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
  • Dumont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Greenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood has also been known as:
    • Laflin
  • Englewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Englewood is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Roubaix
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
    • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people

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 Deerfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deerfield. 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 Deerfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield. See our Newspapers Page for Deerfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerfield ...

Looking for more information about Deerfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Deerfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deerfield.

Adding Deerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deerfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Deerfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deerfield post office opened in 1892. The Deerfield post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deerfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/