Welcome to Red Elm ...

So far, we found very little information about Red Elm. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Red Elm to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Elm, please Contact Us.

Red Elm would have been located within present day Ziebach County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Elm is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Red Elm is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Red Elm was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Red Elm (for example, toward Faith), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Red Elm was located: 605

Communities near Red Elm ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Red Elm.

• Dupree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree
  • Dupree is located in Ziebach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupree <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dupree
  • From Red Elm to Dupree
• Iron Lightning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Lightning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
  • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
• Faith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Faith is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <4>
• Lantry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantry
  • Lantry is located in Dewey County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantry <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lantry
  • From Red Elm to Lantry
• Glad Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
  • Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glad Valley
  • From Red Elm to Glad Valley
• Eagle Butte
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
  • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <4>
• Green Grass
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
  • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
• North Eagle Butte
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
  • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people
• Isabel
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <4>

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

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

Adding Red Elm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Elm 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 Red Elm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Red Elm post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Elm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/