Sorum, South Dakota

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

History

Sorum was laid out in 1908, and named in honor of Chris Sorum, a local merchant. [2] A post office called Sorum was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1963. At one point, the town had a newspaper, The Sorum Journal, which ran at least in January of 1911. Rabbit Creek runs through the community. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sorum, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 61.
  3. ↑ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

Coordinates: 45°26′59″N102°55′46″W / 45.44972°N 102.92944°W / 45.44972; -102.92944


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