Date, South Dakota

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

  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.

45°22′02″N 102°40′47″W


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