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History · West Brule

Half of West Brule’s homes were built after 1984

Most of West Brule was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Brule’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of West Brule are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

West Brule, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Brule yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

West Brule is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population of the CDP was 538 at the 2020 census. It is in the northeast part of the county, 3 miles (5 km) west of Lower Brule and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Lake Sharpe on the Missouri River.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

West Brule on the map, 1966 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Brule. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

West Brule on the 1966 USGS mapWest Brule on the 1985 USGS map1966Lower Brule SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of West Brule.

Famous people

Famous people close to West Brule

Nobody well known was born in West Brule itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James AbdnorAmerican congressman for South Dakota · b. 1923
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Eddie SpearsAmerican actor · b. 1982
Clint RobertsUnited States Congressman from South Dakota · b. 1935
Julia Anna GardnerAmerican geologist · b. 1882
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Elizabeth Cook-LynnSioux writer and editor · b. 1930
Travis LutterAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1973

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.