Welcome to Red Scaffold ...

Red Scaffold is located in Ziebach County<1>.

The location of Red Scaffold has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> (see below for details).

Red Scaffold is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<4>.

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).

The telephone 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 55 people
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
  • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
• 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.<6>

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/