Welcome to Florence ...

So far, we found very little information about Florence. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Florence to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Florence, please Contact Us.

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Florence would have been located within present day Pennington County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Florence is 5,720 feet [1,743 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Florence is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Florence was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Florence was located: 605

Communities Also Named Florence ...

While we believe that this Florence is located in Pennington County, we know of another 2 South Dakota communities named Florence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Codington and Hand County.

Beyond South Dakota, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Florence ...

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

• Lead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <4>
• Deadwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <4>
• Hill City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill City is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <4>
• Johnson Siding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
• Trojan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
  • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
• Sheridan ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
• Lancaster City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
  • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
• Preston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Preston is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
• Merritt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
• Central City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Central City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 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 Florence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florence.

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

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