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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

Date is a ghost town in Perkins County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

A post office called Date was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1955. The community has the name of Date Peterson, an early settler.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Date, South Dakota
  2. "Perkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.
  4. 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
County seat: Bison
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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 / 45.36722; -102.67972


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