Elrod, South Dakota
Elrod is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Elrod was originally called Ida.[2][3] The community's present name is for Samuel H. Elrod, a personal friend of the original owner of the town site; Samuel Elrod later served as Governor of South Dakota from 1905 to 1907.[3][4] A post office was established as Ida in 1883, renamed Elrod in 1884, and the post office was discontinued in 1954.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elrod, South Dakota
- Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 68.
- Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). South Dakota: Its History and Its People. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 85.
- "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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