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Welcome to Komstad ...

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

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

Komstad would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Komstad (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Komstad, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Komstad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Komstad had a population of 13 people.<4> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Komstad is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Komstad was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Komstad was located: 605

Communities near Komstad ...

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

  • Vermillion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
    • Vermillion is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <7>
  • Beresford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <7>
  • Viborg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alcester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Irene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Irene is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <7>
  • Hurley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gayville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakonda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
    • Wakonda is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <7>
  • Nora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Union County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 240 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 Komstad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Komstad.

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

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

Adding Komstad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Komstad in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Komstad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Komstad post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Komstad.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 Komstad, 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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Komstad.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Komstad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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