Welcome to Red Scaffold ...
Red Scaffold is located in Ziebach County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Scaffold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Red Scaffold had a population of 363 people.<2> (see below for details).
Red Scaffold is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Red Scaffold lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Red Scaffold (for example, toward Hartley), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Red Scaffold: 605
Communities near Red Scaffold ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Scaffold.
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Howes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Howes is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howes <5>
- Bridger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
- Bridger is located in Ziebach County
- Cherry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <5>
- Faith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Red Elm ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Dupree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- 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 <5>
- Marcus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Meade County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <5>
- Milesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesville
- Milesville is located in Haakon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesville <5>
- Lantry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- 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 <5>
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 Scaffold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Scaffold.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Scaffold. See our Newspapers Page for Red Scaffold.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Scaffold ...
Looking for more information about Red Scaffold? 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 Red Scaffold, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Scaffold.
Adding Red Scaffold to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Red Scaffold 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 Scaffold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Red Scaffold post office opened in 1938.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Scaffold.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Scaffold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Ziebach, 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 Red Scaffold. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Scaffold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |