Welcome to Wood ...

The town of Wood is located in Mellette County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wood has a population of 63 people<2> (see below for details).

Wood is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Code for Wood: 605

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wood had an population of 63 people. This is an increase of 1.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wood had a population of 62 people. This makes Wood the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 62 people, the population of Wood decreased 6.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 66 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wood.

Communities Also Named Wood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wood - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wood ...

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

• Mission
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• White River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • White River is located in Mellette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <4>
• Okreek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okreek
  • Okreek is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okreek <4>
• Hidden Timber
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
  • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
• Mosher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosher
  • Mosher is located in Mellette County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 25 people
• Westover ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• White Horse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
  • White Horse is located in Todd County
• Antelope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Todd County
• Carter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Tripp County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter <4>
• New Witten
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Witten have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Witten
  • New Witten is located in Tripp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood ...

Looking for more information about Wood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wood.

Adding Wood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Wood post office opened in 1906.

We also found Wood on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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