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Welcome to Lower Brule ...

Lower Brule is located in Lyman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Brule, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lower Brule had a population of 24 people.<2> (see below for details).

Lower Brule is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lower Brule lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lower Brule: 605

The ZIP code for Lower Brule: 57548<4>

Communities near Lower Brule ...

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

  • Fort Thompson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kennebec
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Reliance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stephan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lyman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • East Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyman
    • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
  • Lyman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman is located in Lyman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43 people
  • Crow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
  • Oacoma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamberlain
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Presho
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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 Lower Brule. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lower Brule.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Brule ...

Looking for more information about Lower Brule? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lower Brule, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lower Brule.

Adding Lower Brule to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lower Brule in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lower Brule was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lower Brule post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Brule.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Lyman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lower Brule.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lower Brule - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lower Brule). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lower Brule or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/