Gayville, 1877
Gayville is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Gayville was founded as a mining community in the 1870s by brothers Alfred and Wiliam Gay, and named for them.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gayville, Lawrence County, South Dakota
- ↑ Wolle, Muriel Sibell (February 1, 2018). The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West. Indiana University Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-253-03331-4.
Alfred and William Gay...and called it Gayville.
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44°22′15″N 103°45′37″W / 44.37083°N 103.76028°W
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