Esmond is an unincorporated community in Kingsbury County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Esmond was originally called Sana, and under the latter name was platted in 1883. [1] It was renamed Esmond in 1884, some say, after the novel The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray. [2] [1] Others believe the community was named after Esmond, Illinois, the native home of a first settler. [3] A post office was established as Sana in 1883, renamed Esmond in 1884, and the post office closed in 1973. [4]
44°15′44″N97°46′17″W / 44.26222°N 97.77139°W