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Nearest Communities to Rapid Valley,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Rapid Valley, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Rapid Valley:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Rapid Valley.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pennington County: Custer, Haakon, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota & Weston (WY).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rapid Valley. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Pennington County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Rapid Valley (which is Pennington County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Rapid Valley

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pennington County   (where Rapid Valley resides)
    • County Website:   https://pennco.org/
    • County Seat for Pennington:   Rapid City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rapid Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid Valley.
      • Twilight Hills Addition
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Murphy
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Murphy is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
        • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
      • Green Valley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
        • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
      • Ashland Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Ashland Heights is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Heights
      • Warbonnet
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Warbonnet is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbonnet
      • Rapid City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Box Elder
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sioux Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
        • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
      • Gossage Memorial
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Gossage Memorial is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossage Memorial
      • Arrowhead Estates
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Arrowhead Estates is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Estates
      • Wildwood Addition
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Wildwood Addition is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Addition
        • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
      • Schaeferville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Schaeferville is located in Pennington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
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        • Caputa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Colonial Pine Hills
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Pine Hills
        • Clarkson Addition
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Clarkson Addition is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Addition
        • Ajax
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Ajax is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
        • Stratosphere Bowl
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Stratosphere Bowl is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratosphere Bowl
          • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
        • Ridgeland Heights
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Ridgeland Heights is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland Heights
          • Estimated population in 2014: 11 people
        • South Canyon Country Estates
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • South Canyon Country Estates is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canyon Country Estates
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 364 people
        • McGee
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • McGee is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
        • Rockerville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Bend
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Big Bend is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
        • Hisega
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Hisega is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hisega
        • Farmingdale
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
          • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
        • Johnson Siding
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • New Underwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Mawl Springs
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Mawl Springs is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mawl Springs
        • Hayward ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hayward is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
        • Frenchtown ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
          • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
        • Harney
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Harney is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
          • Estimated population in 2014: 64 people
        • Pactola ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Sheridan ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
          • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
        • Keystone
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Kennedyville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Kennedyville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedyville
        • Five Points
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Silver City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Silver City is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
          • Estimated population in 2014: 60 people
        • Hill City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Canyon City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Canyon City is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
        • Creston ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Mystic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Reno
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Reno is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
        • Castleton ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Castleton is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
        • Fairview ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Fairview is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
          • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
        • Redfern
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Redfern is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern
        • Tigerville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Tigerville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
        • Clara Belle Camp ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Clara Belle Camp is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Belle Camp
        • Owanka
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Wicksville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Wicksville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicksville
        • Oreville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Oreville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreville
        • Myersville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Myersville is located in Pennington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
          • Estimated population in 2014: 10 people
        • Rochford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Custer County
  • Lawrence County
    • County Website:   https://www.lawrence.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Lawrence:   Deadwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rapid Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid Valley.
      • Nemo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomahawk
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Tomahawk is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
        • Estimated population in 2014: 36 people
      • Merritt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
        • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
      • Channing ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Channing is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
      • Novak
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Novak is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novak
      • Greenwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Benchmark
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Benchmark is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark
      • Diamond City ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
      • Roubaix
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
        • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Meade County
  • Oglala Lakota County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rapid Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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