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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>.

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.<3> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Komstad is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

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.

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 (so far) for Komstad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Komstad post office opened in 1876. The Komstad post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Komstad.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Komstad.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Komstad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/