Rockyford, South Dakota

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Rockyford is an unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1] It is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

History

A post office called Rockyford was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1958. [2] The community was named for a rocky ford on the river near the town site. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockyford, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "Shannon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.

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