Junius, South Dakota

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Junius, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Junius
Coordinates: 44°0′07″N97°2′44″W / 44.00194°N 97.04556°W / 44.00194; -97.04556
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Lake
Elevation
1,749 ft (533 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57057
Area code 605
GNIS feature ID1267055 [1]

Junius is an unincorporated community in Lake County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [2]

History

Junius was originally called Midway, and under the latter name was laid out in 1878. [3] The present name honors Junius, the son of a railroad official. [3] A post office called Junius was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1957. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Junius, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Junius, South Dakota
  3. 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lake County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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