Miranda, South Dakota

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

History

Miranda was platted in 1886. [2] The community was named for the mother of a railroad official. [2] Miranda contained a post office from 1887 until 1985. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miranda, 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. p. 103.
  3. ↑ "Faulk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

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