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Lawrence County has 800.1 square miles of land in South Dakota. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Lawrence County: Black Hills Core Highlands, Black Hills Plateau, Black Hills Foothills, among others.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Lawrence County, South Dakota
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Lawrence County, South Dakota · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Lawrence County, South Dakota from above

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THE SETTINGBlack Hills Core Highlands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS11 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Lawrence County on the map

THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Black Hills Core Highlands setting.

Lawrence County has 800.1 square miles of land in South Dakota. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Lawrence County: Black Hills Core Highlands, Black Hills Plateau, Black Hills Foothills, among others.

Forested mountain ranges rise above grassy or shrubby intermountain valleys. The Middle Rockies combine alpine high country, partly wooded foothills and valleys supplied by mountain streams.

Regional context: Middle Rockies ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Lawrence County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Black Hills Core Highlands40.3%
  2. Black Hills Plateau30.5%
  3. Black Hills Foothills26.7%
  4. Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains2.5%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Northwestern Great Plains in Lawrence County

Rolling semiarid plains are punctuated by buttes, badlands and river breaks. Much of the regional terrain developed on sandstone, siltstone and shale without the leveling influence of continental glaciers.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Lawrence County

The atlas lists 11 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Lawrence County, including St. Onge, Spearfish, Deadwood. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Lawrence County

Lawrence County by land and water

The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Lawrence County, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Lawrence County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Lawrence County has 388.8 times the land area of nearby Lead city (2.06 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Butte County, Meade County, Pennington County within South Dakota. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Lawrence County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Lawrence County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Lawrence County. The county includes 11 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Black Hills Core Highlands setting

Black Hills Core Highlands belongs to Middle Rockies. Is the tract mountain land, foothill acreage or an intermountain valley holding, and how is its access maintained? The wider county also reaches Northwestern Great Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Lead

Lead is 2 miles east of the Lawrence County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Lawrence County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON LAWRENCE COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 44.3485° N, 103.8064° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Lawrence County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Lawrence

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Lawrence ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Lawrence County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Black Hills Core Highlands

Explore the agency mapping behind the Middle Rockies context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional South Dakota landowner resources

South Dakota DANR data and mapping

Official water, well, and environmental data tools.

South Dakota Water Rights Program

Agency guidance on water-use records, existing permits, and research assistance.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Lawrence County.

Lead lies about 2 miles east of Lawrence County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Lawrence County in context

NSEWLead · 2 miles1Central City · 2.3 miles2Deadwood · 5 miles3Mountain Plains · 8.7 miles4Spearfish · 9.9 miles5Crook City · 10.2 miles6OUTER RING: 10.2 MILES
  1. 1
    Lead2 mi · city
  2. 2
    Central City2.3 mi · city
  3. 3
    Deadwood5 mi · city
  4. 4
    Mountain Plains8.7 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Spearfish9.9 mi · city
  6. 6
    Crook City10.2 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within South Dakota; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Boulder Canyoncensus-designated place
Central Citycity
Crook Citycensus-designated place
Deadwoodcity
Leadcity
Mountain Plainscensus-designated place
North Spearfishcensus-designated place
Spearfishcity
St. Ongecensus-designated place
St. Ongelegal township
Whitewoodcity
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Lawrence County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Lawrence County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Lawrence County. Lawrence County’s 800.1 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Black Hills Core Highlands describe all of Lawrence County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 4 regional units; Black Hills Core Highlands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Lead as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2 miles east of Lawrence County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Lawrence County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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