Sanator, South Dakota

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Sanator is an unincorporated community that is located in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

A post office called Sanator was established in 1921, and it remained in operation until 1962. [2] The community derived its name from the local South Dakota Tuberculosis Sanitorium. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanator, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.

43°41′48″N103°36′21″W / 43.69667°N 103.60583°W / 43.69667; -103.60583

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