Amherst, South Dakota

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Amherst
Unincorporated community
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Amherst
Location within the state of South Dakota
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Amherst
Amherst (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°44′17″N97°55′16″W / 45.73806°N 97.92111°W / 45.73806; -97.92111
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Marshall
Elevation
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1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57421
Area code 605
GNIS feature ID1253644 [1]

Amherst is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.

History

A post office called Amherst was established in 1887. [2] The community most likely takes its name from Amherst, Massachusetts. [3]

Approximately two and half miles southeast of the village a rupture of the Keystone Pipeline caused what is being called the largest oil spill in South Dakota history on November 16, 2017. [4] The spill is an area about 100 yards in radius within a conservation reserve field about a mile east of 416 Avenue south of the village. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amherst, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 21.
  4. ↑ Schmidt, Kayleigh. (17 November 2017). "Landowner near Keystone Pipeline leak says he isn't surprised". KSFY website Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Marvel, Shannon. (18 November 2017). "TransCanada: 'This is our responsibility, plain and simple' ". Aberdeen News website Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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