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

Overview of Lead

• Name:
  Lead
• Official Name:
  City of Lead
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Founded in 1876 and named Washington. In 1877, this community and the adjoining town of Golden merged to form Lead City. The town was incorporated in 1890 as Lead. Either named for the rich deposits of gold-bearing quartz in the area, or, for the expectation by early settlers that Lead would be the leading city in the Black Hills. (SD-T17/p75)
• Surveys:
  Black Hills Meridian
  

  Range 3 East
  

  Townships: 4 North, 5 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.352206544° 21' 07.9"N

  Longitude:-103.7651984103° 45' 54.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Terraville (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 0.7 mi. N
  • Central City 1 mi. N
  • Blacktail (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 1.3 mi. N
  • Gayville (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 1.3 mi. N
  • Deadwood 2.4 mi. NE
  • Whitewood 9.8 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • South Lead 0.4 mi. SE
  • West Lead 0.7 mi. SW
  • Mount Moriah (Deadwood) 2.5 mi. NE
  • Seth Bullock Grave (Deadwood) 2.7 mi. NE
  • Terry (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 2.8 mi. SW
  • Saint Ambrose (Deadwood) 2.8 mi. NE
  • Oak Ridge (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 5.1 mi. NE
  • Holy Cross (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 5.2 mi. S
  • Englewood (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 5.2 mi. S
  • Preston Ghost Town (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 6 mi. W
  • Carbonate (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 6.1 mi. NW
  • Galena (Unorganized Territory of South Lawrence) 6.1 mi. E
• Population:
  2,874
• Elevation:
  1,589 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  870981564
• Updated May 5, 2020