Farmingdale, South Dakota

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

History

A post office called Farmingdale was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1973. [2] A large share of the early settlers being farmers caused the name to be selected. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmingdale, South Dakota
  2. "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.

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