Welcome to Sulphur ...

Sulphur is located in Meade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Sulphur is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sulphur is ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Sulphur: (605)

Communities Also Named Sulphur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Sulphur - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sulphur ...

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

• Fairpoint
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
  • Fairpoint is located in Meade County
• Mud Butte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <4>
• Cedar Canyon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
• Red Owl
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Owl
  • Red Owl is located in Meade County
• Zeona
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeona
  • Zeona is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeona <4>
• Opal
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <4>
• Hoover
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Butte County
• Union Center
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Union Center is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <4>
• Castle Rock
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Butte County
• Enning
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
  • Enning is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <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 Sulphur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sulphur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur ...

Looking for more information about Sulphur? 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 Sulphur, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sulphur.

Adding Sulphur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sulphur post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

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