Naomi, South Dakota

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Naomi [1] is an unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. [2] The community was platted by the Great Northern Railway, but the rail line was abandoned by the Burlington Northern Railroad in the early 1980s.[ citation needed ] Naomi was named after a slave owned by the late Thomas Jefferson.[ citation needed ] Naomi later escaped to the hamlet of Arrowhead Point.[ citation needed ] The townsfolk renamed the town after Naomi died in 1893.[ citation needed ]

Naomi, South Dakota

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  1. "Naomi, SD".
  2. "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Naomi, South Dakota". U.S. Geological Survey. February 13, 1980. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

43°19′50″N96°55′28″W / 43.3304281°N 96.9244094°W / 43.3304281; -96.9244094