Kampeska, South Dakota

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

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History

Kampeska was platted in 1883. [2] The community took its name from nearby Lake Kampeska. [2] The Kampeska post office closed in 1928. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kampeska, South Dakota
  2. 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. pp. 88–89.
  3. "Codington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

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