City of Gettysburg, Potter County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Gettysburg

• Name:
  Gettysburg
• Official Name:
  City of Gettysburg
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Potter County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Platted in 1884. Named from the battlefield in Pennsylvania because many of the early settlers near here had been soldiers in the fight on that field. (SD-T83/p. 75) Incorporated in 1907.
• Surveys:
  Fifth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 75 West
  

  Townships: 118 North

  Range 76 West
  

  Townships: 117 North, 118 North
• County Seat of:
  Potter County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:45.011647445° 00' 41.9"N

  Longitude:-99.955672899° 57' 20.4"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Gorman (Unorganized Territory of West Potter) 8.3 mi. SW
  • Lebanon 9.9 mi. NE
  • Agar (Sully County) 13.3 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Sacred Heart (Unorganized Territory of Central Potter) 1.2 mi. SE
  • Gettysburg (Unorganized Territory of Central Potter) 1.7 mi. E
  • Lebanon Protestant (Unorganized Territory of East Potter) 9.5 mi. E
  • Lebanon (Unorganized Territory of East Potter) 9.9 mi. NE
  • Pembroke (Unorganized Territory of Central Potter) 10.3 mi. N
  • Appomattox (Unorganized Territory of West Potter) 10.7 mi. NW
  • Schreiber (Unorganized Territory of West Sully, Sully County) 12 mi. SW
  • Copp (Unorganized Territory of East Potter) 12.8 mi. SE
  • Agar (Unorganized Territory of East Sully, Sully County) 13.1 mi. SW
  • Petro Family (Unorganized Territory of West Potter) 13.5 mi. W
  • Hanson (Unorganized Territory of West Potter) 14.6 mi. NW
• Population:
  1,200
• Elevation:
  629 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  183322034
• Updated May 5, 2020