Englewood is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Englewood was first called Ten-Mile Ranch. It was originally a stagecoach stop in the late 1870s, and the name changed when it became a railroad center.[2] A post office called Englewood was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1943.[3] The community most likely was named after Englewood, Chicago.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Englewood, South Dakota
- ↑ "Englewood Trailhead - South Dakota". Black Hills & Badlands. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1–3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
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44°17′49″N 103°47′05″W / 44.29694°N 103.78472°W
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