Date, South Dakota
Date is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History[]
A post office called Date was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1955.[2] The community has the name of Date Peterson, an early settler.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Date, South Dakota
- ^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 31.
Coordinates: 45°22′02″N 102°40′47″W / 45.36722°N 102.67972°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Perkins County, South Dakota
- Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
- South Dakota geography stubs