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Welcome to New Underwood ...

The city of New Underwood is located in Pennington County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of New Underwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Underwood has a population of 675 people<3> (see below for details).

New Underwood is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of New Underwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

New Underwood lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Underwood had an population of 675 people. This is an increase of 2.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Underwood had a population of 660 people. This makes New Underwood the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of New Underwood represents 0.08% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 660 people, the population of New Underwood increased 7.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 616 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Underwood.

Communities near New Underwood ...

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

  • Rapid City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Box Elder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <5>
  • Rapid Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Murphy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Sioux Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Village
    • Sioux Village is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
  • Wasta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasta
    • Wasta is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasta <5>
  • Green Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Viewfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewfield
    • Viewfield is located in Meade County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Owanka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Farmingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10 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 New Underwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Underwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Underwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Underwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Underwood ...

Looking for more information about New Underwood? 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 New Underwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Underwood.

Adding New Underwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Underwood 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 New Underwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Underwood post office opened in 1909.

We also found New Underwood on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Underwood.

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

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Underwood.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Underwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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