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 March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 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.
Municipalities and communities of Perkins County, South Dakota, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
45°22′02″N 102°40′47″W / 45.36722°N 102.67972°W
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