Tacoma Park, South Dakota

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Tacoma Park is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

1914–1951. [2] Tacoma Park derives its name from Tacoma, Washington, and on account of the wooded town site. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tacoma Park, South Dakota
  2. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 62.

Coordinates: 45°32′35″N98°14′49″W / 45.54306°N 98.24694°W / 45.54306; -98.24694