Van Metre, South Dakota

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Van Metre is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

History

Van Metre was originally Bovine; the present name is in honor of Arthur C. Van Metre, a South Dakota pioneer. [2] A post office called Bovine was established in 1891, the name was changed to Van Metre in 1907, and the post office closed in 1960. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Metre, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 133.
  3. ↑ "Jones County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 30, 2015.

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