Melvin, South Dakota

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Melvin is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

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History

Melvin contained a post office from 1889 until 1890. [2] The town was named for Melvin Perkins, the son of an early settler. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melvin, South Dakota. Archived 2023-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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. p. 101.

43°38′55″N103°17′12″W / 43.64861°N 103.28667°W / 43.64861; -103.28667

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