Black Hills National Forest Mystic district ranger station at Rapid City, South Dakota

Mystic is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

A post office called Mystic was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1954.[1] It was supposed that the local Native Americans believed the surrounding area to be full of mystery, hence the name.[2] A former variant name was Sitting Bull.[3]

References

  1. "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mystic, South Dakota

44°04′37″N 103°38′30″W / 44.07694°N 103.64167°W / 44.07694; -103.64167


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