Welcome to Firesteel ...

Firesteel is located in Dewey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Firesteel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Firesteel is 2,350 feet [716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Firesteel is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Firesteel and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Firesteel: 605

Communities Also Named Firesteel ...

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

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

Communities near Firesteel ...

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

• Timber Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake
  • Timber Lake is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Timber Lake
  • From Firesteel to Timber Lake
• Isabel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <3>
• Green Grass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
  • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
• Glencross
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencross
  • Glencross is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencross <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glencross
  • From Firesteel to Glencross
• Whitehorse
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
  • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <3>
• Glad Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
  • Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glad Valley
  • From Firesteel to Glad Valley
• Bullhead
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
  • Bullhead is located in Corson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <3>
• Trail City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
  • Trail City is located in Corson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <3>
• Little Eagle
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
  • Little Eagle is located in Corson County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <3>
• Parade
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade
  • Parade is located in Dewey County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parade <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parade
  • From Firesteel to Parade

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firesteel ...

Looking for more information about Firesteel? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Firesteel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Firesteel.

Adding Firesteel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Firesteel post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Firesteel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Firesteel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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