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

Overview of Whitewood

• Name:
  Whitewood
• Official Name:
  City of Whitewood
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Named from Whitewood Creek and Whitewood Gulch, for the white barked trees (Populus Tremuloides, Quaking Aspen), that grows along the creek. (SD-T83/p. 138) Incorporated in 1888.
• Surveys:
  Township 6 North, Range 4 East, Black Hills Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.461095344° 27' 39.9"N

  Longitude:-103.6385276103° 38' 18.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Crook City (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 1.4 mi. S
  • Chinatown (Deadwood) 7 mi. SW
  • Sturgis (Meade County) 7.3 mi. SE
  • Deadwood 7.4 mi. SW
  • Central City 9.3 mi. SW
  • Lead 9.8 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Whitewood (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 0.2 mi. E
  • Crook City (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 1.4 mi. SE
  • Anderson (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 2.7 mi. W
  • Little Dane (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 4.7 mi. N
  • Oak Ridge (Unorganized Territory of North Lawrence) 5.3 mi. S
  • Saint Onge (Saint Onge Township) 6.6 mi. NW
  • Saint Aloysius (Sturgis, Meade County) 6.7 mi. SE
  • Saint Ambrose (Deadwood) 7 mi. SW
  • Seth Bullock Grave (Deadwood) 7.2 mi. SW
  • Mount Moriah (Deadwood) 7.3 mi. SW
  • Bear Butte (Sturgis, Meade County) 7.9 mi. SE
  • Rodeo Grounds (Saint Onge Township) 8.6 mi. NW
• Population:
  842
• Elevation:
  1,114 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  415210905
• Updated May 5, 2020