City of Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Deadwood

• Name:
  Deadwood
• Official Name:
  City of Deadwood
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named from "Deadwood Gulch," which was named from the fact that the gulch was filled with dead timber when prospectors for gold first entered it. (SD-T83/P62) Founded in 1876 and named Miles City in honor of a General successful in the Indian Wars. (SD-T17/p58)
• Surveys:
  Township 5 North, Range 3 East, Black Hills Meridian
• County Seat of:
  Lawrence County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.376651044° 22' 35.9"N

  Longitude:-103.7296416103° 43' 46.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Chinatown 0.4 mi. NE
  • Pluma (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 1.3 mi. S
  • Gayville (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 1.6 mi. W
  • Central City 2.2 mi. W
  • Lead 2.4 mi. SW
  • Whitewood 7.4 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Mount Moriah 0.2 mi. E
  • Seth Bullock Grave 0.4 mi. E
  • Saint Ambrose 0.4 mi. N
  • South Lead (Lead) 2.6 mi. SW
  • Oak Ridge (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 2.7 mi. E
  • West Lead (Lead) 3.1 mi. SW
  • Galena (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 5.1 mi. SE
  • Terry (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 5.2 mi. SW
  • Crook City (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 6.9 mi. NE
  • Carbonate (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 7 mi. W
  • Anderson (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 7 mi. N
  • Roubaix (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 7.5 mi. SE
• Population:
  1,263
• Elevation:
  1,381 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  743681122
• Updated May 5, 2020