Keyapaha, South Dakota

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Keyapaha, South Dakota
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Keyapaha, South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°06′34″N100°08′16″W / 43.10944°N 100.13778°W / 43.10944; -100.13778
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Tripp
Elevation
2,300 ft (700 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 605
GNIS feature ID1261116 [1]

Keyapaha is an unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. Keyapaha is southwest of Colome and south of New Witten.

The community took its name from the Keya Paha River. [2] The name "Keya Paha" is taken from the Sioux language; literally translated, it means "turtle hill". [3]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 45.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  174.