Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lead had a population of 2,581 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lead had a population of 2,947 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lead, with the one closest to Lead listed first.
- Terraville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terraville
- Terraville is located in Lawrence County
- Pluma
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Central City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Deadwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <3>
- Englewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Brownsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Lawrence County
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Lawrence County
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Crook City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
- Crook City is located in Lawrence County
- Whitewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
- Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <3>
- Spearfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
- Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <3>
- Nahant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Gregory ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
- Saint Onge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Onge
- Saint Onge is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Onge <3>
- Rochford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford
- Rochford is located in Pennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochford <3>
- Nemo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Nemo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <3>
- Tilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Merritt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Mystic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Pennington County
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Pennington County
- Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <3>
- Snoma ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Lead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: 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 Lead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |