Camrose Colony South Dakota Map

About Camrose Colony, South Dakota

Camrose Colony is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 76. The population density is 81.7 people per km². Camrose Colony is located at 44.9326°N, 98.2183°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57440.

Camrose Colony occupies a vast stretch of open prairie where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 39.0 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 160°T), and is situated 54.0 miles west of Watertown. Timber Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the lean, persistent trees that drink deep from the silty soil. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Doland Ridge creates a jagged seam against the twilight, a reminder of the tectonic weight that shifts far beyond the reach of these fields. The light here arrives without obstruction, bleaching the summer grasses to a pale, brittle straw while casting long, indigo shadows that seem to stretch for miles across the flat expanse.

Camrose Colony maintains a rhythmic, communal existence defined by the seasonal pulse of agriculture and the careful stewardship of the land. The economy remains rooted in the heavy, dark soil, where the labor of the day follows the sun’s arc across the plains. Visitors seeking the stillness of the region often look toward Wagner, which preserves the quietude of the native grasses, while others might travel toward the water at Logan Dam to watch the shifting reflections of a prairie sky. Life at Camrose Colony persists in this quietude, a steady, disciplined persistence that favors the endurance of the harvest over the frantic pace of the wider world.

About This Camrose Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Camrose Colony, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.932603, -98.218267. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Camrose Colony includes the ZIP code (57440), telephone area code (605), county seat of Spink County (Redfield), and school district assignment (Doland School District 56-2).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.