Welcome to Volunteer ...
Volunteer is located in Meade County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Volunteer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Volunteer is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Volunteer is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Volunteer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Volunteer: 605
Communities Also Named Volunteer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Volunteer: This one is located in Meade County and the other is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Volunteer.
Communities near Volunteer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Volunteer.
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <3>
- Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
- Bend is located in Meade County
- Tilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford
- Tilford is located in Meade County
- Nisland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisland
- Nisland is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisland <3>
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
- Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
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 Volunteer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volunteer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Volunteer. 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 Volunteer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Volunteer. See our Newspapers Page for Volunteer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volunteer ...
Looking for more information about Volunteer? 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 Volunteer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Volunteer.
Adding Volunteer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Volunteer 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 Volunteer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Volunteer post office opened in 1887.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Volunteer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Volunteer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |