Strool, South Dakota

Strool is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[1]

History[]

A post office called Strool was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1955.^[2] The community was named after Ben Strool, a local merchant.^[3]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strool, South Dakota
^ "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 62.

External links[]

South Dakota Historical Society on the History of Strool

https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-36-4/all-roads-led-to-strool-the-rise-and-fall-of-one-mans-town/vol-36-no-4-all-roads-led-to-strool.pdf

Coordinates: 45°30′02″N 102°48′18″W / 45.50056°N 102.80500°W / 45.50056; -102.80500

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strool, South Dakota

[2] "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[3] Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 62.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Perkins County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Bison
City	Lemmon
Town	Bison
Townships	Ada Anderson Antelope Barrett Beck-Highland Bison Burdick Cash Castle Butte Chance Chaudoin Clark De Witt Duell Lincoln
CDP	Prairie City
Other communities	Bixby Chance Coal Springs Date Imogene Lodgepole Meadow Shadehill Sorum Usta White Butte Zeona
Ghost towns	Ellingson Strool Zeona
Indian reservation	Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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