Osceola, South Dakota

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Osceola is an unincorporated community in western Kingsbury County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1] The community is located on the South Fork Pearl River and is approximately six miles southwest of Bancroft. [2]

History

A post office called Osceola was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1960. [3] The community takes its name after Osceola, Iowa, the native home of a share of the early settlers. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osceola, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Bancroft West, SD, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS 1971
  3. ↑ "Kingsbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 54.

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