Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota

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Gayville, 1877

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

History

Gayville was founded as a mining community in the 1870s by brothers Alfred and Wiliam Gay, and named for them. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Wolle, Muriel Sibell (February 1, 2018). The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West. Indiana University Press. p. 457. ISBN   978-0-253-03331-4. Alfred and William Gay...and called it Gayville.

44°22′15″N103°45′37″W / 44.37083°N 103.76028°W / 44.37083; -103.76028


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