City of Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Belle Fourche

• Name:
  Belle Fourche
• Official Name:
  City of Belle Fourche
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Butte County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named from the north fork of the Cheyenne River, which was by the early French explorers called "Belle Fourche" (beautiful fork). (SD-T83/p. 43) Incorporated in 1903.
• Surveys:
  Black Hills Meridian
  

  Range 2 East
  

  Townships: 8 North, 9 North
• County Seat of:
  Butte County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.671373344° 40' 16.9"N

  Longitude:-103.8521480103° 51' 07.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Jolly Dump (Unorganized Territory of West Butte) 5.4 mi. S
  • Fruitdale 7.6 mi. E
  • Saint Onge (Saint Onge Township, Lawrence County) 10.8 mi. SE
  • North Spearfish (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence, Lawrence County) 11.6 mi. S
  • Spearfish (Lawrence County) 12.5 mi. S
  • Arpan (Unorganized Territory of West Butte) 12.8 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Riverside 0.8 mi. SW
  • Saint Pauls 1.7 mi. S
  • Pine Slope (St Paul) 1.9 mi. SW
  • Minnesota (Unorganized Territory of West Butte) 2.4 mi. SE
  • Snoma Finnish (Unorganized Territory of West Butte) 8.6 mi. E
  • Rodeo Grounds (Saint Onge Township, Lawrence County) 9.4 mi. SE
  • Danish (Unorganized Territory of West Butte) 10.2 mi. E
  • Saint Onge (Saint Onge Township, Lawrence County) 11.3 mi. SE
  • Rose Hill (Spearfish, Lawrence County) 13.2 mi. S
  • Little Dane (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence, Lawrence County) 13.5 mi. SE
  • Beulah (Crook County, Wyoming) 14.1 mi. SW
  • Nisland (Unorganized Territory of West Butte) 14.5 mi. E
• Population:
  4,663
• Elevation:
  921 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  415466212
• Updated May 4, 2020