New Elm Spring Colony, South Dakota

About New Elm Spring Colony

New Elm Spring Colony, SD is a small unincorporated community located in southern South Dakota.

New Elm Spring Colony holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.5 square miles.

📰 New Elm Spring Colony News Today

• Sarah G. Wollman Obituary (1942 - 2026) - Ethan, SD - Mitchell Now Legacy | Obituary · Oct 5
• Daniel "Donnie" Wipf Obituary Feb 6, 2025 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Feb 6
• Darius E. Tschetter Obituary Dec 27, 2023 Miller Funeral Home · Dec 27
• Beulah township, South Dakota Population 2026 World Population Review · Mar 30
• Color them plain but successful Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis · Dec 31

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What Makes New Elm Spring Colony Unique

• The only place in America named New Elm Spring Colony — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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