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Pennington County.

Pennington County has 2,776.8 square miles of land in South Dakota. 7 mapped landscape regions meet across Pennington County: Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains, Subhumid Pierre Shale Plains, White River Badlands, among others.

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The Pennington County Courthouse, located at 301 St. Joseph Street in Rapid City, South Dakota. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

The Pennington County Courthouse, located at 301 St. Joseph Street in Rapid City, South Dakota. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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THE SETTINGSemiarid Pierre Shale Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS35 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Pennington County on the map

THE PENNINGTON COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains setting.

Pennington County has 2,776.8 square miles of land in South Dakota. 7 mapped landscape regions meet across Pennington County: Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains, Subhumid Pierre Shale Plains, White River Badlands, among others.

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.

Regional context: Northwestern Great Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Pennington County intersects 7 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains23.3%
  2. Subhumid Pierre Shale Plains18.2%
  3. White River Badlands16.2%
  4. Black Hills Plateau14.6%
  5. River Breaks13.1%
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.

Middle Rockies in Pennington County

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.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Pennington County

The atlas lists 35 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Pennington County, including Scenic, Imlay, Rainy Creek/Cheyenne. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Pennington County

Pennington County by land and water

The Census records 7.69 square miles of water within Pennington County, or 0.3% of its total area. That share is close to Pennington County’s 0.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Pennington County has 1,669.7 times the land area of nearby New Underwood city (1.66 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Custer County, Haakon County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Meade County, Oglala Lakota 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
Pennington 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 Pennington County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Pennington County. The county includes 35 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains setting

Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains belongs to Northwestern Great Plains. Is the tract open rolling ground or broken badland terrain, and which access and stock-water records are available? The wider county also reaches Middle Rockies; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond New Underwood

New Underwood is 6.8 miles north of the Pennington 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.

Pennington 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 PENNINGTON COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 44.0023° N, 102.8238° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Pennington County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Pennington

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 Pennington ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Pennington 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

Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northwestern Great Plains 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 Pennington County.

New Underwood lies about 6.8 miles north of Pennington County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Pennington County in context

NSEWNew Underwood · 6.8 miles1Caputa · 8 miles2Owanka · 12.7 miles3Green Valley · 14.5 miles4Box Elder · 14.8 miles5Rapid Valley · 15.5 miles6OUTER RING: 15.5 MILES
  1. 1
    New Underwood6.8 mi · city
  2. 2
    Caputa8 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Owanka12.7 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Green Valley14.5 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Box Elder14.8 mi · city
  6. 6
    Rapid Valley15.5 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.
Ashlegal township
Ashland Heightscensus-designated place
Box Eldercity
Caputacensus-designated place
Castle Buttelegal township
Cedar Buttelegal township
Colonial Pine Hillscensus-designated place
Conatalegal township
Crooked Creeklegal township
Fairviewlegal township
Flat Buttelegal township
Green Valleycensus-designated place
Hermosatown
Hill Citycity
Huronlegal township
Imlaylegal township
Johnson Sidingcensus-designated place
Keystonetown
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Pennington 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 Pennington County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Pennington County. Pennington County’s 2,776.8 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains describe all of Pennington County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 7 regional units; Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use New Underwood as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 6.8 miles north of Pennington 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 Pennington 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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