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Welcome to Promise ...

Promise is located in Dewey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Promise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Promise is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Promise lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Promise (for example, toward Hoven), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Promise: 605

Communities Also Named Promise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Promise - they are located in Oregon and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Promise.

Communities near Promise ...

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

  • Mobridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitehorse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
    • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <3>
  • Virginia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 261 people
  • La Plant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plant
    • La Plant is located in Dewey County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 171 people
  • Ridgeview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Ridgeview is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 47 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeview <3>
  • Moreau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreau
    • Moreau is located in Dewey County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21 people
  • Trail City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
    • Trail City is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <3>
  • Glencross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenham
    • Glenham is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenham <3>
  • Wakpala
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Promise ...

Looking for more information about Promise? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Promise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Promise.

Adding Promise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Promise 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 for Promise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Promise post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Promise.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Dewey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Promise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/