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Welcome to Dempster ...

Dempster is located in Hamlin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dempster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Dempster is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dempster: 605

Communities Also Named Dempster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dempster - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Dempster ...

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

  • Clear Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Estelline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
    • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <3>
  • Castlewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Norden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • North Grove Addition
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
    • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
  • Hayti
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
    • Hayti is located in Hamlin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <3>
  • Thomas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Toronto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kranzburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kranzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kranzburg
    • Kranzburg is located in Codington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kranzburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dempster ...

Looking for more information about Dempster? 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 Dempster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dempster.

Adding Dempster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dempster 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 for Dempster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dempster post office opened in 1884.

We also found Dempster in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dempster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hamlin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dempster - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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