Dewey, South Dakota | |
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  Dewey Location of Dewey in South Dakota. | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′47.532″N 104°2′18.168″W / 43.52987000°N 104.03838000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Custer |
| Township | West Custer UT (portion of Custer County west of Custer State Park)[1] |
| Elevation | 3,714 ft (1,132 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57735 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-16380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1261554[2] |
Dewey is an unincorporated community near the southwest corner of Custer County, South Dakota, United States, less than one mile from the Wyoming border in a prairie region of the Black Hills.[3][4] There are approximately five or six homes in town.[5] Dewey has a volunteer fire department in the Edgemont city district.[6]
Dewey lies just to the southwest of the Elk Mountains, a small range that is part of the Black Hills. South Dewey Road leads into Fall River County southeast 6.1 miles (9.8 km) to Burdock and then to Edgemont—23 miles (37 km) from Dewey. Northwest of Dewey 30 miles (48 km) is Newcastle, Wyoming.[7]
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st46_SouthDakota/CountySubdivision/4670320_WestCuster/CBS4670320_013.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names".
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st46_SouthDakota/CountySubdivision/4670320_WestCuster/CBS4670320_013.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names".
- ^ Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.