Boneita Springs, South Dakota

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Boneita Springs is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

Boneita Springs was laid out in 1908, and named from the Spanish diminutive meaning "beautiful" springs. [2] A post office called Boneita Springs was in operation from 1908 until 1944. [3] The name

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boneita Springs, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 27.
  3. ↑ "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

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