Melvin, South Dakota

Last updated

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

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fall River County, South Dakota</span> County in South Dakota, United States

Fall River County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,973. Its county seat is Hot Springs. The county was founded in 1883. It is named for Fall River which runs through it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Custer County, South Dakota</span> County in South Dakota, United States

Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,318. Its county seat is Custer. The county was created in 1875, and was organized in 1877.

Sioux National Forest was a National Forest (NF) established by Executive Order 908 on July 1, 1908. The order called for the consolidation of the following national forests and forest units into a single entity:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin</span> Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

Minnesota Junction is an unincorporated community located, in the town of Oak Grove, in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. Minnesota Junction is located on Wisconsin Highway 26. It is located at latitude 43.452 and longitude -88.697 at 925 feet above mean sea level.

Dale is a ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.

Ajax is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Crandon is an unincorporated community in Spink County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Crown Hill is a ghost town in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Elm Creek is a stream in Fall River and Custer counties, South Dakota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Cheyenne River.

Hooker is an unincorporated community in Turner County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Miranda is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Terry is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.

Urban is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Whitewood Creek is a stream in Butte, Meade and Lawrence counties, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Brandon Township is a township in Minnehaha County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Humboldt Township is a township in Minnehaha County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Riverside is an unincorporated community in Hanson County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Blue Bell is an unincorporated community in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Sanator is an unincorporated community in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

Vestal Springs is an unincorporated community in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.