Welcome to Isabel ...

The town of Isabel is located in Dewey County<1>.

The location of Isabel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Isabel: IZ-uh-bel<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Isabel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Isabel has a population of 152 people<4> (see below for details).

Isabel is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Isabel is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Isabel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Isabel and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Isabel lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Isabel had an population of 152 people. This is an increase of 12.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 36.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Isabel had a population of 135 people. This makes Isabel the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Isabel represents 0.02% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 278th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 135 people, the population of Isabel decreased 43.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 239 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Isabel.

Communities Also Named Isabel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Isabel - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Oregon and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Isabel.

Communities near Isabel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Isabel.

• Timber Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lake
  • Timber Lake is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timber Lake <6>
• Green Grass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
  • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
• Firesteel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Firesteel is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firesteel <6>
• Glad Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
  • Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <6>
• Glencross
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencross
  • Glencross is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencross <6>
• Dupree
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree
  • Dupree is located in Ziebach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupree <6>
• Lantry
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantry
  • Lantry is located in Dewey County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantry <6>
• Whitehorse
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
  • Whitehorse is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehorse <6>
• Eagle Butte
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
  • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <6>
• North Eagle Butte
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eagle Butte
  • North Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,954 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Isabel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Isabel.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Isabel. See our Newspapers Page for Isabel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Isabel ...

Looking for more information about Isabel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Isabel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Isabel.

Adding Isabel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Isabel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Isabel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Isabel post office opened in 1910.

We also found Isabel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Isabel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Isabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/