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.

• 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.<5> 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 <6>
• Beresford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beresford
  • From Komstad to Beresford
• 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.<5> 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 <6>
• Viborg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viborg
  • Viborg is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viborg <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Viborg
  • From Komstad to Viborg
• Alcester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcester
  • Alcester is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcester <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alcester
  • From Komstad to Alcester
• 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.<5> 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 <6>
• Hurley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hurley
  • From Komstad to Hurley
• Gayville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gayville
  • From Komstad to Gayville
• 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.<5> 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 <6>
• 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.<5> 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.<7>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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