Welcome to Wessington ...

The city of Wessington is primarily located in Beadle County<1>. A portion of Wessington extends into Hand County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wessington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wessington has a population of 177 people<3> (see below for details).

Wessington is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wessington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wessington is located in the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wessington had an population of 177 people. This is an increase of 4.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wessington had a population of 170 people. This makes Wessington the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wessington represents 0.02% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 262nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 170 people, the population of Wessington decreased 31.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 248 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wessington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wessington - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Wessington ...

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

• Miller
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Hand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <5>
• Wolsey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
  • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <5>
• Saint Lawrence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
  • Saint Lawrence is located in Hand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Lawrence <5>
• Hitchcock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <5>
• Broadland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadland
  • Broadland is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
• Virgil
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Virgil is located in Beadle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <5>
• Bonilla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonilla
  • Bonilla is located in Beadle County
• Spottswood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spottswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Spottswood is located in Spink County
• Tulare
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
  • Tulare is located in Spink County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <5>
• Ames
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Hand County

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 Wessington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wessington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wessington. 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 Wessington.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wessington ...

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

Adding Wessington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wessington post office opened in 1882.

We also found Wessington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wessington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beadle County: www.beadlecounty.org/

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