White Butte, South Dakota

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White Butte is an unincorporated community in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1] It is just north of the Grand River National Grassland. [2]

History

A post office called White Butte was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1960. [3] The community took its name from nearby White Butte. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Butte, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Map of the Grand River National Grassland
  3. ↑ "Perkins 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. 68.

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