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Pennington County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 109,222, making it the second-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Rapid City. The county was created in 1875, and was organized in 1877. It is named for John L. Pennington, fifth Governor of Dakota Territory, who held office in 1875 when the county was formed.
Meade County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,852. Its county seat is Sturgis. The county was created in 1889 and named for Fort Meade, which was garrisoned as a United States military post in the area in 1878 and itself named for General George Meade.
Rapid Creek is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately 86 mi (138 km) long, in South Dakota in the United States. The creek's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, for the many rapids in the stream.
There are over a dozen lakes named Mud Lake within the U.S. state of South Dakota. According to the Federal Writers' Project, these lakes were so named on account of the muddy condition of the lake bed or lake shore.
Ajax is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Boxelder Creek is a stream in Pennington, Meade and Lawrence counties, South Dakota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Cheyenne River.
Bull Creek is a stream in Pennington County, South Dakota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Cheyenne River.
Creighton is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Creston is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Deerfield is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Denby is an unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Hisega is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Imlay is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Imogene is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Moon is an extinct town in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Rockyford is an unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Battle Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, traversing Oglala Lakota and Pennington counties and the town of Keystone.
Castle Butte Township is a township in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 28 as of the 2010 census.
Lake Creek Township is a township in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 43 as of the 2010 census.
Cedar Butte Township is a township in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Its population was 42 as of the 2010 census.
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmingdale, South Dakota
- ↑ "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
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