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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluma
    • Pluma is located in Lawrence County
  • Central City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deadwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Englewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woodville
    • From Lead to Woodville
  • 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)
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carbonate
    • From Lead to Carbonate
  • Crook City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
    • Nahant is located in Lawrence County
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Sturgis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Onge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rochford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nemo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tilford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
    • Tilford is located in Meade County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tilford
    • From Lead to Tilford
  • Merritt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merritt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
    • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
  • Mystic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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)
  • Snoma ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoma
    • Snoma is located in Butte County
  • Beulah
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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: 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 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.
<4>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.




 

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