Crandall, South Dakota

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Crandall is an unincorporated community in Day County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

A post office called Crandall was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1973. [2] The community was named for Walter S. Crandell, the relative of a railroad official (a recording error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crandall, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "Day County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.

45°09′19″N97°57′20″W / 45.15528°N 97.95556°W / 45.15528; -97.95556


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