Amherst, South Dakota

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Amherst
Unincorporated community
Amherst is located in South Dakota
Amherst
Amherst
Location within the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°44′17″N 97°55′15″W / 45.73806°N 97.92083°W / 45.73806; -97.92083Coordinates: 45°44′17″N 97°55′15″W / 45.73806°N 97.92083°W / 45.73806; -97.92083
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMarshall
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57421
Area code(s)605

Amherst is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Amherst has been assigned the ZIP code of 57421.[1]

History[]

A post office called Amherst was established in 1887.[2] The community most likely takes its name from Amherst, Massachusetts.[3] Approximately two and half miles southeast of the village a rupture of the Keystone Pipeline caused what is being called the largest oil spill in South Dakota history on November 16, 2017.[4] The spill is an area about 100 yards in radius within a conservation reserve field about a mile east of 416 Avenue south of the village.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "ZIP Code 57421, Amherst SD, U.S. ZIP Codes, Database - Amherst South Dakota Map".
  2. ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 21.
  4. ^ Schmidt, Kayleigh. (17 November 2017). "Landowner near Keystone Pipeline leak says he isn't surprised". KSFY website Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ Marvel, Shannon. (18 November 2017). "TransCanada: 'This is our responsibility, plain and simple' ". Aberdeen News website Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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